The sins of the fathers

How dare they fire tear gas at families with small children? 

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35687257

If you were trying to escape from a war that was none of your doing, trying to save your family, and all that you're offered is a sea of mud with perhaps a tent, perhaps a few bits of scrap to make a home out of, wouldn't you try to reach something better? Try to give your children the chance that you thought they would have had, but which was snatched from you by idiots fighting for some obscure reason?

And that war is largely the fault of the USA, the UK and Russia, all of whom wanted the oil underneath the land there, and all of whom have been selling weapons to those who wanted to fight over it. The fault goes back further, to the Gulf War, the World Wars and before then - the rich nations have always fought over there.

Well, I think a cruise ship or three should be chartered by these governments and used to transport refugees to the three countries, where they should be provided with the means to start their lives again.

Our governments made the mess - it's our responsibility to clear it up. Yes, Europe was involved, but they have done their bit - or at least, as a whole they have. Our governments, who were far more deeply involved, should now play their part. These people are (largely - yes, we risk the occasional baddie - they're in all walks of life) honest, law-abiding citizens. They probably include doctors, nurses, teachers, and all the other professions the UK is now desperately short of, thanks to past government policies. So let's welcome them with open arms and work together to try to make the world a better place.

And before anyone says I'm spouting politics, I haven't bothered to check policy. This is my opinion, formed when I finally found out what happened in the Middle East in the past - it didn't feature in history lessons at school particularly. I wonder why?