Does anyone think Labour would have made a different decision?

'd be interested to hear if anyone seriously seriously thinks that if Labour was in Government, they would have made a different decision about contributing to the coalition against the ?

I totally believe that the Greens would have. They absolutely and passionately believe that the way to defeat the Islamic State is to do something like employ more community facilitators in under privileged communities, and all will be right with the world. It's a bonkers view, but a sincerely held one.

But not for one second do I think a Labour Government would have said “No, we will be the only country in Western World not to contribute in a military sense to defeating ISIL”. Which means that their rhetoric this week is just opposition, because they don't actually have the responsibility to make a decision.

Bear in mind that the last Labour Government sent the to , and military engineers to .

But I'd be interested to hear a rational argument by anyone that Labour would actually have made a different decision, if they were in Government.

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