Corbyn: UK, US Blamed for ’ISIL’s’ Rise, Bombing Syria To Spark more Mayhem
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UK Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn blamed on Friday the rise of "ISIL" on Britain and the United States.
The veteran socialist, speaking to the obscure website 'Middle East Eye', said Labor needed to stick to its 'principles' and vowed to stay on as Labor leader for the next five years.
But he is to face a proposed vote on extending the military action against "ISIL" into Syria.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for a 'political consensus' in favor of authorizing military strikes before calling a vote in Parliament.
In 2013, Cameron was left humiliated after MPs - including Corbyn - rejected airstrikes. Speaking today, Corbyn said he would not change his position.
Corbyn said: "ISIL did not come from nowhere. They have got a lot of money that's come from somewhere."
'They've got a huge supply of arms that have come from somewhere. They are - not in total, but in part - a creation of Western interventions in the region.
"We make ourselves safer by saying we understand the diversity of faith and diversity of aspirations around the world."
According to the British MP, "What I would do is try to economically isolate them. And also try to unite the other groups in the region by supporting autonomy for the Kurdish groups and recognize the vast amount of arms that we have sold - particularly to Saudi Arabia - end up somewhere and those are now being used."
"Bombing by the West in Syria now would create more mayhem. It's very unclear who the alliances would be with and it would make the situation worse.
"I opposed the bombing of Syria in that historic 2013 vote and would continue that position."
He said: "We make ourselves safer by not being part of US foreign policy at every single turn."
"And also by becoming a force for human rights rather than military interventions around the world. I think that would make us safer."
Corbyn previously sparked fury by comparing "ISIL" brutality to US military action in Iraq.
The Labor leadership frontrunner called for 'acceptance and understanding' of "ISIL" supporters while speaking on Russia Today, the Kremlin-backed broadcaster, in June last year.
He only condemned 'some' of the brutal regime's actions in Iraq, saying: "Yes they are brutal, yes some of what they have done is quite appalling, likewise what American forces did in Fallujah and other places is quite appalling."
Corbyn's staunch opposition to military actions against "ISIL", the Prime Minister last week made clear he would push ahead with a vote on air strikes.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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