Posted 7:48 AM by Paul
Oops...but it's war anyway

Look. I may have got this totally wrong. After all I am just a 47 year old retired political activist and father of two whose only source of information is that filtered and spun to me via the BBC, the Internet, Sky News and the UK media. I am probably wrong but it seems to me that the US / UK strategy on Iraq was based on the following three suppositions.

1. Iraq would make no serious effort to disarm
2. The Turks would welcome US troops immediately in return for aid
3. The French and the Russians would hum and haw for a couple of weeks but would then fall into line

Then the way would be open for war with a rubber stamp from the UN with some of the allies meeting part of the cost as we were happy to do in the Gulf War.

So, it looks like Three Strikes and you're not out for George and Tony. Because it's war anyway, as an ex-USAF officer told me it would be 9 months ago. Her analysis was simple. You don't bring all of this equipment into theatre unless you are going to use it. She said no more. The entire Iraqi High Command could dance naked and sing the entire songbook of Hair and it would not make any difference. The missiles are flying. Hallelujah!

So if I believed in God I would join the millions who are praying that it will all be over quickly. But I don't. So I will have a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit instead.