The troops preparing for this murderous onslaught come in large part from those Corbyn has called his “friends” in Hezbollah. Hezbollah has in fact invaded Syria from Lebanon and is itself an agent of another foreign power – Iran. Philip SpencerEmeritus professor in Holocaust and genocide studies, Kingston University• Jeremy Corbyn made his name as a peace campaigner. Corbyn looks for moral high ground to occupy rather than supporting an intervention that would have saved them. Brian DevlinGalashiels, Scottish Borders• David Owen’s suggestion (Opinion, 30 September) that “peace in Syria is possible” through a direct Turkish military assault upon Syrian government forces is Orwellian.

Source: The Guardian October 03, 2016 18:11 UTC