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Britain must learn lessons of Iraq and stay out of Syria entirely
Opposition supporters carry opposition flags along the Al-Hamidiyeh market inside the old walled city of Damascus, Syria, December 10, 2024

THE BBC appears to have learned nothing from the worst episodes of this century to date.

It interviewed British diplomat Emma Sky about the situation in Syria today. Sky was an adviser to the general commanding the US occupation of Iraq from 2007 to 2010, years of bloody turmoil as the neo-colonial Anglo-US regime in the country started to unravel.

Invited to share her wisdom on BBC Radio, she said the scenes in Damascus accompanying the fall of the Assad regime reminded her of the apparent enthusiasm in Baghdad when Saddam Hussein was ousted.

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