Those who divide may get divided.

Is Britain playing its old game of dividing a country, as it did to India, to Palestine and to Syria and Iraq, which is the reason for today's conflicts in all these regions? In a conspiracy with the French it drew lines in the sand to divide areas in the Middle East which created religious and tribal conflicts. These were kept under check by dictators like Saddam Hussein, Hafez al-Assad and Muammar Gaddafi. When civil protests, dubbed the Arab Spring, broke out in 2011 western countries were enthusiastic supporters, in the belief that they will all become democratic. Their complete lack of understanding of the Middle East is now exposed as Egypt has elected a military dictator as president, Libya has been in a state of a low-grade civil war ever since and we can see what is happening in Syria on our TV screens everyday. Tunisia has not descended into civil war but is exporting its young men to fight for ISIS and Al Qaeda. Former Prime Minister, David Cameron has been severely criticised by a foreign affairs committee of the House of Commons for the killing of Gaddafi, not because Libyans are dying, but because of the flood of migrants into Europe, and possibly into Britain. That is why the British voted for Brexit. Britain is again trying to play tricks in Syria. It is not a power any longer, so it bargains its unconditional support for the US in the UN Security Council to play geopolitical games far above its status. It is now pushing the US to apply more sanctions on Russia to halt its bombing of rebels in eastern Aleppo. This has naturally infuriated Vladimir Putin of Russia. There was no such outpouring of loving sympathy when Iraq was looted of its wealth in the infamous oil-for-food program, which was to pay for western troops, while Iraqis were dying of lack of food and medicines, or when civilians were slaughtered in the 'shock and awe assault' of Baghdad. The utter stupidity of the proposal is breathtaking. As the map shows Syria is now divided into zones of control which is changing daily. While asking Russia to stop bombing Aleppo Britain is not asking the US to stop bombing ISIS targets, which are also killing civilians. The Kurds, allies of the west, are looking for an independent state in northern Iraq and the north of Syria. Turkey, a partner of Nato, wants to establish a safe zone in the north to give a safe haven for Syrian refugees presently in Turkey, but is also fighting the Kurds to prevent an independent Kurdistan. Russia is creating a 'death ray' to neutralise drones so it will not be easy to kill at will as Obama has been enjoying. Trying to enforce a no-fly zone against Russia could precipitate all out war. But maybe the days for Britain itself are numbered as Scotland may vote for independence if there is 'hard Brexit'. The world will be much more peaceful if that happens.