Blair bows to pressure to hold Iraq debate in parliament

[rodeodance]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061214/wl_uk_afp/iraqbritainpolitics_061214133621

Blair bows to pressure to hold Iraq debate in parliament

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LONDON (AFP) - Prime Minister Tony Blair's government will hold a parliamentary debate on Britain's role in Iraq by the end of January, a cabinet member has said amid mounting pressure from war critics.


Jack Straw, the former foreign secretary who is leader of the House of Commons, said on Thursday the government will make time for a debate on foreign affairs "focusing on Iraq and the Middle East by the end of January."

He gave no exact day following the Christmas recess.............

[LynnTheDem]

1. Then the head of the British military can again testify to the ILLEGALITY

of bLiar's & bush's attack on a nation that hadn't been doing one damn thing to anyone.

And then there's the top UK Justice who also declared bush's & bLiar's attack on a nation that hadn't been doing one damn thing to anyone ILLEGAL.

And all the other military & legal & government officials (including bLiar's very own legal advisor) who said ILLEGAL.

Unlike America, the UK is a signatory to the International Criminal Court.

[Greeby]

2. The last Iraq debate was a farce

The New Labour lot sounded like they were reciting talking points faxed straight over from the RNC.

There was one good bit when Sir Peter Tapsell (old-school Tory) referred to President Tony as being "more soaked in blood than any Scottish politican since Macbeth!"

[Weasel_toff]

3. I was going to

I was going to say that the Iraq debate should be pushed forward and initiated by the heads of the Armed forces so I ran search on our heads. Sir Jock Stirrup is your uncle? Props for the name but it's killing me! WHY oh why does he want to be called Jock Stirrup?