British Foreign Secretary: "War On Iran Inevitable !"

[Cyrus]

OK, he didn't say exactly "inevitable" [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] -- but he will, at some point in the near future, if the past is of any guidance.


British Foreign Secretary : "War On Iran Inconceivable"

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[nicky g]

I don't get it. Did he say something similar about Iraq before that war?

[daveymck]

We are between 3-6 months away from an election here, if the US was to move on Iran in that time there is no way the UK would be any part of it ot I suspect even support it.

The war in Iraq (or the reasons for going) are going to dominate the election as it is, so I cant see the government here talking up any future military action eleswhere.

[MMMMMM]

Cyrus,

There will be no diplomatic solution to this matter. Iran will press ahead with enriching uranium for nuclear armament purposes no matter what takes place on the diplomatic front. Israel, perhaps with direct U.S. assistance, will demolish Iran's enrichment facilities.

All the above vitually inevitable events don't have to mean a larger war, however.

[lorinda]

Judging by the cover of today's Daily Mirror (The tabloid of choice of the masses these days), I don't think anyone who helps Bush will win anything here.

Today's entire front page... top right

Lori

[nicky g]

"Iran will press ahead with enriching uranium for nuclear armament purposes no matter what takes place on the diplomatic front"

That it is enriching uranium for military purposes is pretty far from proven.

[nicky g]

Wow.

[MMMMMM]

It may not be "proven" but it is sure as hell KNOWN.

[nicky g]

Yeah, like Iraqi WMDs weren't proven but "KNOWN" to exist (right down to their exact location!).

[lorinda]

It's worth seeing in close up so the letters at the bottom can be read.

Front Page

I stress that this is a huge tabloid, rather than a serious paper but the front page of the independent was almost as scathing (Wish I could find an image of it) with 'four more years' as the only words surrounded by four images of war and tortured prisoners etc.

The UK press is not amused.

Lori