British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks to Parliament calling for air strikes against the Islamic state in Syria (Photo: Parliamentary Recording Unit, via video AP)
British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Thursday (25) in Parliament that the UK will join the bombing of the Islamic State in Syria, according to a written response sent to Members.
"We must make the decision to extend the British bombing of the Islamic state in Syria," said the head of government in Parliament to personally present the demand.
Currently, the British only take part in the bombings in Iraq.
"It is a mistake for the UK outsource their security to other countries and expect crews from other countries assume the burdens and risks of attacking the Islamic state in Syria to deter terrorism in the UK", in reference to the bombings carried out by United States, France and other countries.
"One thing is clear: the threats to our interests and our people are so great that we can not afford to sit on the sidelines and not act," he explains in response.
Cameron claims that British participation in the offensive "would help the coalition to disrupt more effectively the internal lines of communication EI, including hamper their movement to the south and threatening Jordan."
"The British action would exert pressure on the Islamic state where they feel safer and contribute to the erosion of the caliphate of the myth," concludes Cameron.
The premier must submit to the vote of Parliament to British involvement in the bombings, more than two years after a rebellion within his Conservative Party, which prevented the British presence in military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by using chemical weapons against the civilian population.
