6 hours agoAustralia Shows whether it supports shelling in Syria
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Australia's Defence Minister Marise Payne has issued a statement supporting attacks on the Syrian regime from the US, Great Britain and France. “Australia supports these attacks, which demonstrate a calibrated, proportional and objective response. They send a clear message to the Assad regime and its supporters Russia [...]
“Australia supports these attacks, which demonstrate a calibrated, proportional and objective response. They send a clear message to the Assad regime and its supporters, Russia and Iran, that the use of chemical weapons will not be tolerated”, Payne has indicated.
The use of chemical weapons is illegal and punishable. He has called for the UN Security Council to open an independent investigation into the chemical attacks the Syrian regime has already blamed.
