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Book: Britainâs Straw Had Doubts on War
Days before the Iraq war began, Britainâs foreign secretary asked Prime Minister Tony Blair not to send British troops to the conflict, a new book alleges. Excerpts from "Blairâs Wars," published in the Mail on Sunday newspaper, claim Foreign Secretary Jack Straw urged Blair in a personal memo in March to tell President Bush that Britain would offer moral and political support for the conflict, but no combat troops.When a liberal in good standing shows doubt itâs a sign of their intelligence and sensitivity — means they really thought long and hard so the rest of us should STFU. Wonder if the Left will give Straw any consideration? Blairâs office and the Foreign Office said they had no comment on the claims. The author of "Blairâs Wars," political journalist John Kampfner, did not claim to have seen Strawâs memo, but stood by his allegation. "I have verbal evidence of that, but it certainly did happen," he told the British Broadcasting Corp.âs "Breakfast with Frost" program on Sunday. And if you canât believe the BBC, who can you believe? Straw, a loyal ally of Blair, has never publicly expressed doubts about going to war. In the excerpt, Kampfner said that after receiving the memo, Blair "asked him to clarify whether or not he would support the war, now that it was definitely going to happen. Straw said he would." Good man — gave his best advice and then supported the plan. Posted by: Steve White 2003-09-15 |
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