Peter Ford, the voice of reason.

Can any rational person possibly not be convinced of the opinion put forward by the Ex Ambassador to Syria, Peter Ford, to the BBC and other media outlets?

Let us hope that the majority of the British Cabinet are similarly sensible. I doubt whether any single one of them has more direct knowledge of Syria than Mr Ford.

After all, we have just been exposed to government hysteria relating to the so-called nerve agent attack in Salisbury, blaming Russia without a scrap of overwhelming proof.

If Russia is found to be guilty of this latter attack without reasonable doubt, then appropriate action may be contemplated.but surely not before.

Thus, if the Assad regime is found to be responsible, again beyond reasonable doubt, of the so-called chemical attack at Douma, that will be the time to consider possible tough action.

What Peter Ford has said is that we are absolutely not at that point yet. Given that the only source of these allegations is known to be utterly unreliable and has its own agenda, it would surely be ludicrous beyond words for the Western allies to risk plunging the world into the most horrific and destructive conflict in history.

What possible reason could there be for taking such draconian action before a thorough, impartial and independent assessment has been undertaken to establish the true facts?
Mad men and women of war are leading humanity to extinction by rushing to bomb Syria.