British MP criticizes US double standards on Syria chemical weapons
The British MP Sarah Wollaston criticized the US approach on the issue of chemical weapons in Syria, slamming its intentions to launch a military strike against it. ● "It would send an incredibly mixed message for the US to be dropping bombs on Syria because they say they're using a hideous weapon, when they're selling another hideous weapon to Saudi Arabia,'' Wollaston said. The British MP was one of the House of Commons members who voted against a motion for military action in Syria. "I look at the Middle East and see seething resentment about what they see as an imperialist approach to their region and double standards,'' Wollaston added. She accused the US and Israel of using chemical weapons themselves when it suits them. "Look at white phosphorus. There's been very clearly documented examples where it's been used as a weapon, fired directly at people, and there's no doubt it's a chemical weapon used in those circumstances. It's a chemical which oxidises on contact with air and just keeps burning. It inflicts hideous burns because it just keeps on burning until it runs out of oxygen, so right down to the bone."