“Let us not be duped into believing that we need to make a choice between dealing with either Assad or Isis. On the surface, this may seem appealing, but it is not an option. There is no choice.”

—  Jo Cox

Don’t leave Syria to become a graveyard — this generation’s responsibility to the world (13 October 2015)

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