And, just as importantly, can it be held against ISIS and whoever might come after them?
Why is the Government allowing itself to be bullied into accepting this baseless policy by civil servants?
A recent UN report documented 119 incidents by the coalition forces, including attacks on weddings, mosques, ports and markets.
Syrians will remember the promises we made and failed to keep for generations.
At last we could pass a decisive parliamentary vote for cooperative action in Syria, and now lead a reform agenda in the EU which could make way for two-tier membership.
The lesson is not that military intervention never works – it is that it will fail strategically without proper reconstruction.
Britain must stand up for the West in the Middle East, and our long-standing partnership with this island kingdom is essential to doing so.
Allowing Kenyan courts to try British troops for crimes committed when off duty has wide ramifications.
The country’s brief period of Muslim Brotherhood rule was a disaster – for its economy, its security and its society.
Victory and peace abroad cannot be won by trying to bomb your enemies into submission.
How else can the systematic rape and murder of Christians possibly be described?
“It’s time for a few home truths.”
Plus: Cameron blew it. So did Hammond. And: My friendship with Tony Benn.
Foreign Office ministers are stuck in the mentality of prioritising geopolitical ploys over a grave humanitarian crisis: this has to change.