Theresa May could face 'career ENDING debacle’ if a British solider DIES in Syria
THERESA MAY could be facing a “career-ending debacle” if a British solider dies in conflict with Syria, a Middle East expert has warned, after the Prime Minister said that those responsible for the suspected chemical attack in Douma must be held to account.
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Theresa May could be heading towards a “career-ending debacle” if a British solider is killed in conflict between Syria and the UK, Ammar Waqqaf has warned.
Mr Waqqaf, the founder of Gnosos, an organisation working in the Middle Eastern region, told Russia Today UK: “Obviously, in the UK the Prime Minister Theresa May if anything goes wrong, a British plane shot down or British soldier killed, whatever.
“The first thing she is going to be asked in Parliament is ‘On what basis did you actually go?’”
The US and its allies, including the UK, are now considering whether to strike Syria over a suspected chemical attack that medical relief organisations say killed dozens of people in the rebel-held town of Douma near Damascus on Saturday.
it is a career-ending debacle and that is why probably someone phoned him and said ‘Mr President, can we be a little bit smoother?’
The Prime Minister said the "continued use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged" and that Britain will work with its "closest allies" to see how those responsible for the latest attack in Syria can be held to account.
It comes after Russia and the US blocked attempts by each other in the UN Security Council on Tuesday to set up international investigations into chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
President Trump tweeted on Wednesday: “Our relationship with Russia is worse now than it has ever been, and that includes the Cold War. There is no reason for this.
“Russia needs us to help with their economy, something that would be very easy to do, and we need all nations to work together. Stop the arms race?”
Mr Waqqaf said: “Someone probably told him ‘look this is pushing this a bit too far, we’re not so sure about our allies. Our allies in the France and the UK.’”
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The US President Donald Trump described the Syrian President as “an animal” and threatened retribution after the attack on Saturday.
Mr Waqqaf said the US President's tweets will have a direct impact on Mrs May.
He said: “She will be asked ‘Has there been a chemical attack or not?’ and ‘What precautions did you take?’
“So, it is a career-ending debacle and that is why probably someone phoned Trump and said ‘Mr President, can we be a little bit smoother?’ and that is why the second tweet has come out.”