Robin Cook

[xyzzyplugh]

The first one to speak the truth. Is it too late for his resignation speech to stop the 'war'??

[simon_says]

Great speech, but I am afraid no-one will take any notice. It's War and that is that!

[sft42]

Well it's not the done thing to give a round of appluase in the commons....not good form old boy.....but he got one....but it's a done deal now that Lionel son and that looney from the Bush dynasty of war mongers have decided it.........and BTW is Claire Short a complete cop out!!

[siouxfire]

Amen. Just looking at the last "war" in the Gulf, 150,000 Iraqi casualties, 79 American. As for the Brits, they lost more soldiers to American "friendly fire" than to any Iraqi resistance. This time we're looking at a war that isn't even sanctioned and you can bet this will set precedent for the Bush administration to move their war machine onto another target. It's not good for the UK, Europe, the World or even Americans. "Give us permission to go to war or we'll go to war!" That's Bush's "diplomacy".

[woodpam]

I'm beginning to think the commitment to go to massacre was made a long time ago and nothing would have stopped it. I agree that Cook has behaved honourably and spoken the truth, but I was most impressed by Charles Kennedy's speech at the weekend. The absolute singlemindedness of TB and W to kill and maim to get their own way is chilling when an alternative exists and the ginger one exposed them brilliantly. Clare Short I'll reserve judgement on, she's usually braver than this so maybe she has a plan B.

[andjac]

When I was a boy my mother always taught me to play by the rules...BUT.....?