Chilcot, Weapons of Mass Deception

[Billhook]

'Weapon of mass deception': Tony Blair and the Chilcot inquiry - how newspapers in Britain and around the world reacted

 

I wrote the only letter I have ever written to the press after it was announced that the Americans had put up a $20 million reward for Saddam Hussein dead or alive, just as though it was some Western movie.

 

My letter went something like

 

"if I found Saddam lurking in my shrubbery and shot him dead because I assumed he had weapons of my destruction on him, would I be able to claim the $20 million reward or would I end up like Tony Martin"

 

My point being that if we were legally at war I would be legally able to shoot him

but if as I suspect we were not legally at war I would be in prison.

 

They never printed the letter

[matelot]

At the time of the war I was reluctantly in favour of it. I never thought the PM and various experts would lie through their teeth to justify the war.

 

imho, Tony Blair should be tried for war crimes.

[Darrin Turnbull]

Off with his head

[Stumpy Grinder]

I fought in both gulf wars and it felt very awkward. We have to trust our politicians to make the right decisions - but it is very difficult to fully support something which you have trouble in believing in. I think that the first Gulf war was actually the first of probably many 'Resource Wars', and had more to do with the control of oil than the threat of Mass Destruction? Maybe I'm just cynical?

SG:001_rolleyes:

[matelot]

I fought in both gulf wars and it felt very awkward. We have to trust our politicians to make the right decisions - but it is very difficult to fully support something which you have trouble in believing in. I think that the first Gulf war was actually the first of probably many 'Resource Wars', and had more to do with the control of oil than the threat of Mass Destruction? Maybe I'm just cynical?

SG:001_rolleyes:

 

I think when Saddam invaded Kuwait it was morally right to push him out. However I think Gulf War round 2 was about America wildly lashing out after being attacked by Obama bin Laden.

[Stumpy Grinder]

I think when Saddam invaded Kuwait it was morally right to push him out. However I think Gulf War round 2 was about America wildly lashing out after being attacked by Obama bin Laden.[/

It was, but was it really our business? Kuwait and Saudi are VERY rich countries, which along with Iraq control a vast amount of the worlds oil reserves. Who do you think funded the war? American Forces received extra payment. British forces did not receive any extra money as we would then have been perceived as 'Mercenaries'. We did get 'water money' which was about 7 Riyals a day if I remember right. A bit odd really as there was nowhere to spend it and we had plenty of water! We only see fit to police the rest of the world when it is of direct interest to us?