It gets worse...
Posted: Feb 6th 2004, 6:23 am
Well, over the last 2 days or so new levels of incompetence from the splendidly mediocre UK government have come to the fore.
Blair now reckons that the infamous '45 minute' claim that attacks could be launched using WMDs did not in fact mean long-range missiles that could threaten our interests in cyprus, and the NATO countries greece and turkey. No. What was meant, was 'battlefield' weapons.
What makes it worse is that Blair also claims not to have known that the 45 minute claim related to only 'battlefield' weapons. What??? You took my country to war based on incomplete knowledge?
Then they have the audacity to say 'well, the 45 mins claim wasn't ever a big deal at the time we decided to go to war.' Really? Well, that's not how I recall it... and try telling that to Dr. Kelly's family. The papers were full of the headlines that WMDs could be launched within 45 mins and were a direct threat to UK interests. Did anyone stand up from the government and say 'oh, hang on, that's not what we meant...' DID THEY BOLLOCKS.
they let the british public believe (even though I didn't believe them at the time the vast majority of people did) that we were under direct threat.
The defence secretary seems to have realised, along with a bunch of other politicians, that they were only talking battlefield weapons here. How can it be that the PM didn't know?
This whole thing makes me so sick. And I'm definitely smelling a big pile of BS about the whole thing. 'I didn't read the papers, I didn't see those headlines' says Hoon. Well all that indicates is that he had his head shoved up his own backside for months.
Here's what happened. Bush decided he was going to war. Instead of making a stand, Blair decided to be the fool that follows the fool, for the sake of cementing a relationship with a man who in my opinion stands slightly to the right of Gengis Khan. He lied (I really believe this), his cabinet lied, we went to war.
Well Blair, I hope you're happy. You can shove your 'Labour' party down the toilet where it belongs. I voted for you before, I won't be doing it again.
End of rant. For evidence, see here:
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/sto ... 71,00.html
Blair now reckons that the infamous '45 minute' claim that attacks could be launched using WMDs did not in fact mean long-range missiles that could threaten our interests in cyprus, and the NATO countries greece and turkey. No. What was meant, was 'battlefield' weapons.
What makes it worse is that Blair also claims not to have known that the 45 minute claim related to only 'battlefield' weapons. What??? You took my country to war based on incomplete knowledge?
Then they have the audacity to say 'well, the 45 mins claim wasn't ever a big deal at the time we decided to go to war.' Really? Well, that's not how I recall it... and try telling that to Dr. Kelly's family. The papers were full of the headlines that WMDs could be launched within 45 mins and were a direct threat to UK interests. Did anyone stand up from the government and say 'oh, hang on, that's not what we meant...' DID THEY BOLLOCKS.
they let the british public believe (even though I didn't believe them at the time the vast majority of people did) that we were under direct threat.
The defence secretary seems to have realised, along with a bunch of other politicians, that they were only talking battlefield weapons here. How can it be that the PM didn't know?
This whole thing makes me so sick. And I'm definitely smelling a big pile of BS about the whole thing. 'I didn't read the papers, I didn't see those headlines' says Hoon. Well all that indicates is that he had his head shoved up his own backside for months.
Here's what happened. Bush decided he was going to war. Instead of making a stand, Blair decided to be the fool that follows the fool, for the sake of cementing a relationship with a man who in my opinion stands slightly to the right of Gengis Khan. He lied (I really believe this), his cabinet lied, we went to war.
Well Blair, I hope you're happy. You can shove your 'Labour' party down the toilet where it belongs. I voted for you before, I won't be doing it again.
End of rant. For evidence, see here:
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/sto ... 71,00.html