...put out the lights on the Age of Reason

[mrph]

That's that, then. Perhaps I'm being pessimistic, but I've just read the reports on Blair's latest speech -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2652033.stm

So, if any country applies an "unreasonable or unilateral" block at the UN, the UK will carry on and join the USA taking action against Iraq. To me that sounds very much like "if we lose the vote, or if any of the permanent members use their veto, we'll carry on regardless...". Also see the quote from Richard Perle, basically saying that the Weapons Inspectors don't matter - we know they won't find anything (because the weapons are hidden, of course), so the results of their search are irrelevant.

It's not much consolation that Blair will potentially lose his job if he takes that route, is it?

Comments

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Last time i checked he was going to lose his job anyway, this being a democracy and all.
Anyway he won't, because in wartime martial law can be enforced, and silly things like elections are suspended.

[mrph.livejournal.com]

I don't think they could get away with that, though. Can you imagine the outcry if he tried?

Bombing people halfway across the world is one thing (especially when they speak a different language and have a very different culture), trying to change day-to-day life here would be rather different.

[lougarry.livejournal.com]

coup d'état anyone ?

Blair: first against the wall when the revolution comes

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good idea to me. Where do I sign up?

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

Yes he would. He'd come on TV doing that big "I'm a family man and nothing's ever my fault" grin, and say it was for the good of the people, christen it the People's Martial Law, play the Cheeky Girls and hand out the miraculously yellow sweets and suddenly everybody wouldn't mind a bit, in fact hey, while you're at it Mr Blair, have my daughter for the People's Military Brothel.

[diffrentcolours]

Why would he lose his job? He's saving British lives by stopping Saddam, fighting the Axis of Evil and furthering the causes of freedom, justice and democracy... or at least, that's how Joe Public will see it. People may be a little wary of war right now, but when they're parading Saddam's head on a spike and have suddenly found shiteloads of nuclear weapons in the desert that the UN inspectors must have "missed", we'll be bending over for him to ass-rape us...