Blair walking tightrope over new inquiry into Iraq war

[lovuian]

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=4cbf5a3e1991db22

This will not be a happy Thanksgiving for President George Bush, but he need just look across the Atlantic to know it could be worse.

His only reliable ally, Britain's Tony Blair, now seems to be facing the full-scale parliamentary inquiry into the Iraq war -- its justification, conduct and aftermath -- that Bush has been able to avoid.

Leading opposition figures from the Conservative, Liberal-Democratic, Scottish National and Plaid Cymru (Welsh) parties have banded together to back the cross-party motion titled 'Conduct of Government policy in relation to the war against Iraq' to demand that the case for an inquiry be debated in the House of Commons. They seem assured of the 200 signatures required to get such a debate -- and then the loyalty of Blair's dismayed and disillusioned Labor members of Parliament will be sorely tested.

'This apparently modest motion may be the iceberg toward which Blair's Titanic is sailing,' said Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond.
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Tony Blair may not be Prime Minister of England very much longer!!!

[marmar]

1. When you lie down with dogs....

I used to respect Tony Blair and admire his intellect. Boy was I a fool! He's f..cked himself over by plunging neck-deep into to this war.

[lovuian]

2. I can't believe if Blair gets tossed out HOW in the world Congress

will let Bush stay too!!!

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

3. FYI, link to the motion:

"That this House believes that there should be a select committee of seven honourable Members, being members of Her Majesty's Privy Council, to review the way in which the responsibilities of Government were discharged in relation to Iraq and all matters relevant thereto, in the period leading up to military action in that country in March 2003 and in its aftermath."


http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=29437&SESSION=875

[lovuian]

4. Thanks so very much for the link!!!

:bounce: I wonder has any Prime Minister been impeached???

[goclark]

5. Oh happy day ~ I'm on my way to the store for popcorn

because I don't want to miss a second of this historical event.

Please let it happen.

[0007]

6. Wars crimes are taken very serious by the people of this world.

Blair is on short time, as is junior and his tribe.