Socialist
Fight Motion On Syria
November’s
annual conference of the Labour Representation Committee, to which Socialist
Fight is affiliated, is fast approaching. We publish below the second of two
conference motions being supported by Socialist Fight.
Negotiations
with Russia and Iran disarm Syria of its chemical weapons and Iran from
developing nuclear weapons and so prepare for a future attack against weaker
enemies. They have been forced into a partial retreat because of:
1. The loss
of the HoC vote on 29 August.
2. The
likely defeat of Obama by Congress.
Public
opinion did not buy the obvious lie that the ‘war on terror’ must defeat
Al-Qaeda but Assad had to go by arming Al-Qaeda. The Sarin gas atrocity came at
an obviously convenient moment.
Western
Imperialism’s war aims in Syria are:
1. Increase
its rate of profit by more direct economic control.
2. Defeat
Hezbollah to protect its client Israel.
3. Prepare
for a joint attack on Iran with Israel.
