A superb analogy Hugo, and we are no more fit to intervene in any such matters these days than the Syrians would be in N Ireland.
Ian (Moderator Ian) is entirely correct, and he would usually use the 'quote or copy' function of this forum to pick apart every vacuous statement made by that pathetic politician. I assume he could not be bothered wasting his time.
We are all sickened, saddened, appalled (and the rest) by what we see perpetrated in Syria, but we feel the same about Angola, N Korea, Yemen, Palestine.... the list is endless.
We poked our noses into Iraq and Afghanistan..... we waltzed into Libya within days of sniffing a problem.
However, we never seem to make a positive difference anywhere, we don't fully understand it and we are obsessed with making some short term political (or financial) gain.
Guto Bebb and his like should be swept aside, forced to get an honest job for once in their lives and devoutly ignored when it comes to risking the lives of British citizens. They make me sick.