Look at France' history in Muslim countries.
It's bloody war in Algeria for example.
It's use of economic and her military to intervene in Africa and the near-east to protect her national interests.
France doesn't have a good track record in Africa.

Then there was the emergence of the far right National Front.

And so on.

The HOC was bi-passed then by Blair, and now by Cameron. In both cases a very bad move for this country:

https://www.facebook.com/Channel4New...5713042839972/

“Ironically, it is only because Iraq’s military forces are so weak that we can even contemplate its invasion. Some advocates of conflict claim that Saddam’s forces are so weak, so demoralised and so badly equipped that the war will be over in a few days.

“We cannot base our military strategy on the assumption that Saddam is weak and at the same time justify pre-emptive action on the claim that he is a threat.

“Iraq probably has no weapons of mass destruction in the commonly understood sense of the term—namely a credible device capable of being delivered against a strategic city target. It probably still has biological toxins and battlefield chemical munitions, but it has had them since the 1980s when US companies sold Saddam anthrax agents and the then British Government approved chemical and munitions factories.

“Why is it now so urgent that we should take military action to disarm a military capacity that has been there for 20 years, and which we helped to create? Why is it necessary to resort to war this week, while Saddam’s ambition to complete his weapons programme is blocked by the presence of UN inspectors?”

A succinct summary of the real state of affairs from the late Robin Cook:

One tiny candle of sanity in a sea of naked aggression.

Yes! He lied!

I want to know why David Kelly committed suicide - or not, as the case may be!

My thoughts too. stevmk2

What's that excessively flowery language mean?
Is it a euphemism for a poorly endowed man feeling left out at a rampant sadomasochistic sex orgy.


Don't mind me. I'm trying to be good .. failing .. and losing it.

Everyone back to politics .... now.

Oi! Sadomasochistic sex orgies are off-topic. You'll find yourself back in the Trash Can! I'm telling you!

All our leaders, those that have taken us to war, are probably guilty of 'war crimes' if we are willing to dig deep enough.

Should they all be prosecuted?
Is it in our countries best interest to prosecute Bliar?
Does it open us up to further attacks by those that will use it to justify their bloodlust?

Some thing are just best left alone, imho.