David Cameron blamed for rise of ISIS in Syria

The former head of Britain’s Armed Forces has blamed Prime Minster David Cameron for the rise of ISIS, the Daily Mail reported on Saturday.
General Sir David Richards, who was chief of Britain’s defense staff, has said that Cameron should have used strong military force to stamp out ISIS when the group first emerged as a threat.

The revelations come in a new biography of Cameron by political biographer Sir Anthony Seldon.

In the biography Seldon reveals several disagreements between Cameron and the general over the PM’s stance on Libya and Syria.

When Richards was being interviewed by Seldon for the book, the general criticized Cameron for failing to back plans for tougher military action when the Syrian crisis erupted in 2012.

“If they’d done what I’d argued, they wouldn’t be where they are with ISIS,” Richards told the author.

“In Ukraine, as in Syria and Libya, there is a clear lack of strategy and statecraft. The problem is the inability to think things through,” he added.

The book, Cameron At 10, also allegedly reveals behind-the-scenes rows in Cameron’s government.    alarabiya.net
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