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2005-09-28 Europe

Britain: Military Action Vs. Iran Is Out

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Posted by ed 2005-09-28 07:44|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Straw Jack was reserved on this by Tall Tony immediately after making this assinine statement.

Cue egg on Straw Jack's face.

Posted by Captain America 2005-09-28 07:50|| 2005-09-28 07:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey, Straw -- WAY TO BLOW THE GAME!!!

A key element in diplomatic pressure is the threat of force. If you rule out force, then the diplomacy has nothing behind it -- and no matter what piece of paper you get signed, it will mean nothing, because you've let the other guy know there's no downside to his reneging.

Christ. How did Straw become Foreign Secretary? Does he have embarassing pictures of someone?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-28 08:03|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-28 08:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Inconceivable means inconceivable. Do you Yanks think that military force is the answer to EVERY question? It's a new, multi-polar world in which international law and respect for international borders, treaties, and sovereignty are essential for preserving the peace.

Posted by N. Chamberlain 2005-09-28 09:43|| 2005-09-28 09:43|| Front Page Top

#4 The Prime Minister is correct. Look how well it worked out the Sudetenland.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-09-28 10:44|| 2005-09-28 10:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Straw is an incompetent MM bootlicker. Savor the chance to STFU, Jack!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-09-28 11:04|| 2005-09-28 11:04|| Front Page Top

#6 "This can only be resolved by diplomatic means and by diplomatic pressure."
Ya, that approach has really worked well with N. Korea.
Why is it that liberals insist on retrying the same failed policies over and over again?

Posted by Kirk 2005-09-28 12:45|| 2005-09-28 12:45|| Front Page Top

#7 because they are morons

Posted by Uninetle Hupating2229 2005-09-28 12:49|| 2005-09-28 12:49|| Front Page Top

#8 What I meant to say before, is that Blair refuted Straw shortly after Straw made his latest foolish statement.

Apparently there is tension between No. 10 and the FS office. I bet Tony wins.

Posted by Captain America 2005-09-28 13:25|| 2005-09-28 13:25|| Front Page Top

#9 he said its not on the agenda. Going out tonight to buy a new computer is not on MY agenda, but Id do it if my old computer died. Not on the agenda doesnt mean ruled out.

Inconceivable DOES mean ruled out - but note he used THAT word only in reference to his own personal beliefs. "I think its inconceivable" "I believe its inconceivable"

I believe that these words were chosen carefully.

On the one hand he needs to calm the Germans and French (not to mention the Russians" without ACTUALLY ruling anything out.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-09-28 16:05|| 2005-09-28 16:05|| Front Page Top

#10 LH: The nearly instantaneous reversal of Staw's statement by Tony fails to support your word architecting. Surely they realized that Staw's comments were destructive.

Posted by Captain America 2005-09-28 20:19|| 2005-09-28 20:19|| Front Page Top

#11 "..I happen to think that it is inconceivable," Straw told British Broadcasting Corp. radio on Wednesday.

Mr Straw, for YOU it's inconceivable. That is all.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-09-28 22:52|| 2005-09-28 22:52|| Front Page Top

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