Looks Like The Pm Has Played A Blinder...

[ToraToraTora]

Engineered a narrow defeat in the commons, pleased all the lefties, respected the process and now he'll get the Americans to do it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23907027
You can imagine the phone call, sorry Barack I tried but I support your action all the way, go get um. Saved any risk to our own forces and all the jellies can have a nice warm glow and use all thier favourite words, I'd say the PM did good!

[sp1814]

What are 'jellies'?

[sandyRoe]

spineless, muesli munching, saldal wearing, bearded lefties?

[youngmafbog]

Dont forget the Volvo.

Just hope the Septics dont do it. There will be a much bigger problem if the Rebels get a hold of the Chemical weapons around the country. Then you will see what a massacre is when they start ethnically cleaning the country and terrorising the West.

[boxtops]

what's a jellie?

[sir.prize]

George Osborne declares he did not want to be part of a government that "ploughed on" in the face of public opinion.

He does it every day, doesn't he?

[youngmafbog]

No Sir Prize, actually many support what he is doing on that and indeed it would appear that it is starting to work.

Someone had to get New labours spending under control.

[sir.prize]

We all have our opinions.

[jno]

sandyRoe, did not Kipling deride jelly-bellied flag-flappers - those jingoistic types who call for war safe in the knowledge that they won't have to fight it themselves - in Stalky & Co?

That must be the sort of person TTT has in mind.

[weecalf]

Will the no,s get paid ?

[Khandro]

How would bombing the regime remove the chemical weapons?

[sir.prize]

two ministers were apparently unaware the crunch vote on the government's motion was taking place.

Rubbish! Surely they knew why they had been called back to Parliament?

Sack 'em.

[Gromit]

What planet are you on Tora?

If you are taking medication, stop taking it immediately!

[Kramer21]

""President Obama said he fully respected the PM's approach and that he had not yet taken a decision on the US response."

Translated "We never ever needed your help on this or previous wars/attacks but just wanted you clowns in the background to make us look good"

[Mattk]

Everyone has built a massive fence together so they can all sit on it.
PM has been left embarrassed and I feel that our split decision led to the US's rather odd response too.

[Gromit]

Easy peasy


This House expresses its revulsion at the killing of hundreds of civilians in Ghutah, Syria on 21 August 2013; believes that this was a moral outrage; recalls the importance of upholding the worldwide prohibition on the use of chemical weapons; makes clear that the use of chemical weapons is a grave breach of international law; agrees with the UN Secretary General that the UN weapons inspectors must be able to report to the UN Security Council and that the Security Council must live up to its responsibilities to protect civilians; supports steps to provide humanitarian protection to the people of Syria but will only support military action involving UK forces if and when the following conditions have been met:

The UN weapons inspectors, upon the conclusion of their mission in the Eastern Ghutah, being given the necessary opportunity to make a report to the Security Council on the evidence and their findings, and confirmation by them that chemical weapons have been used in Syria;
The production of compelling evidence that the Syrian regime was responsible for the use of these weapons;
The UN Security Council having considered and voted on this matter in the light of the reports of the weapons inspectors and the evidence submitted;
There being a clear legal basis in international law for taking collective military action to protect the Syrian people on humanitarian grounds;
That such action must have regard to the potential consequences in the region, and must therefore be legal, proportionate, time-limited and have precise and achievable objectives designed to deter the future use of prohibited chemical weapons in Syria; aan
That the Prime Minister reports further to the House on the achievement of these conditions so that the House can vote on UK participation in such action.
This House further notes that such action relates solely to efforts to deter the use of chemical weapons and does not sanction any wider action in Syria.

[sir.prize]

But certain members of the House were discussing an African issue at 10.30p.m. (time of vote) but they failed to meet the deadline for voting.

Must have been a very very extremely important African issue.

And Cameron accepted their apology. Yeah, the PM did play a blinder.

I still say sack 'em.