...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?

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[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.