What has Britain gained out of invading Iraq?

Vote Labour ? NO WAY !!

It was only a suggestion Gautam :wink:

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Thats certainly how George Bush sees things. Black and white good and bad. The USA against the Evil Doers. I said before perhaps he's a secret Manichee?

In Europe Britain is the leading good guy. Spain were good but went bad. Germany doesnt count anymore. France is a hot bed of radical cheese eating and monkey surrenderring...definitely in the bad guy category Especially as John Kerry actually speaks French.

The Russians are bad guys come sort of good but they have a lot of oil so that makes a difference.

'Scuse my ignorance Steve but what's a Manichee?

I was afraid someone might ask that

Manicheaism was a religion founded by some bloke called Mani

http://www.worldhistory.com/wiki/M/Manichaeism.htm

They had a dualistic view of the world, God in a perpetual battle with Evil.

I just thought it might be the sort of thing Bush would go for...

Seems to fit the bill! I've always seen him as a mediaeval Crusader - spreading the light of God into the dark heathen lands of Araby by killing or converting the occupants.

Would you say he had 10,000 men?

Maybe there'll be 10,000 dead by the time he's finished...

Only if he marches them up the hill again.

I suspect he doesn't know if he's up or down!

Well, since being against the war is seen as "attacking our boys", you probably could extend "Noise Action Day" [which is tomorrow] until the 10th June?


I think it's hard work and perhaps impossible to talk about this, when the PM (and HRH Government) [lies or] exaggerates in making an argument for war.

I do know for certain, however, that by October 3, 1932, Iraq had gained nominal and full independence from Britain - which isn't questioned, I know.

Perhaps, you'll have look for another/different strategy, Steve?
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Walter, you probably don't know our deputy prime minister very well, John Prescott.

but his tortuous language and frequent mixing up of words is quite famous.

Once getting off a plane after a rough flight he said

"Eee, its good to be back on terracotta"

So his replies you quote above are nothing unusual. What he meant was in answer to question a) was no. and to question b) yes. But of course why use 2 words when 200 will do instead?


Regarding my hunt for answers to my question, so far we have

1. It was the right thing to do. i.e. we can know that God approves, so all British people will go directly to heaven, bypassing limbo or purgatory, and feel very smug about it. And this transportation to immortal bliss might be even sooner than expected for those caught in any Al Qaida attack.

2. we have re affirmed our relationship with the United States, i.e. as master and dog. And be glad that we have such a kind and generous owner, get taken for walks in the park, fed scraps from the table etc etc.

3. We can think of ourselves as better than the cheese eating surrender monkeys or the sausage munching lederhosen, because Mr Bush has said we are good and they are bad.

4. ...no thats it. Only three so far.

(W/H)ell! When we start eating with in ... ? :wink:

Prescott sounds a bit like bush.

Thanks for the post Walter, getting hungry here

Yes Prescott and Bush does have a familiar ring to it as in

"Prescott Bush was the father of president George Bush and grandfather of president George W. Bush. Like his son and grandson Prescott Bush attended Yale and belonged to the student secret society known as Skull and Bones."

WTF is brown sauce?

One of the highlights of British haute cuisine, otherwise known as espagnole. (The French white sauce, béchamel, and brown sauce, espagnole, are the bases of dozens of complex variations. )