Ghosts of Iraq, Syria Make Cameron Slow to Join U.S. Air Strikes
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The ghosts of Britain’s past experiences of Syria and Iraq hang over Prime Minister David Cameron’s response to the threat posed by Islamic State.
Stung by a historic parliamentary defeat over Syria last year as the U.K. still smarts from the last Iraq war, Cameron is in no rush to press for any move to combat the Islamist militant group that would require another vote. Nine months before a U.K. general election, that also applies to any U.S. calls for military backing with air strikes or more.