Re: Bush Is Crap Said This MP
- From: "Firnando" <geovani_the_italian@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 18 Aug 2006 06:17:37 -0700
LeNoir wrote:
The Independent - Aug 18, 2006
http://comment.independent.co.uk/commentators/article1220049.ece
Harry Cohen: I have no regrets - this should be out in the open
I have no regrets about making public John Prescott's private thoughts
about the Bush administration. It was quite legitimate to repeat what
the
Deputy Prime Minister said at our meeting because I think it's
important to
have this out in the open. I know that some colleagues will say that I
should never have made public the fact that Mr Prescott said Mr Bush
had
been crap on the Middle East road map. But Mr Prescott was laying out
his
position in relation to the Iraq war and saying the only reason he gave
it
his backing was because the road map was put on the table as a solution
to
the core dispute in the Middle East: Israel-Palestine.
The Americans are the key players and what Mr Prescott was saying in
his
own typically colourful words, which he is now denying, is that the
Bush
administration were crap at taking the road map forward.
In doing so, he was speaking for the British people, who are appalled
at
the spectacle of Tony Blair supporting Mr Bush on the Middle East. Mr
Blair
has been living in hope that there would be progress on the road map,
but
for three years the Bush administration has not given it any priority
at
all.
After the meeting, Mr Prescott said: "I know where you are coming from
Harry" because I opposed the Iraq war. He said: "I am sure the press is
outside and you will tell them what you want to tell them."
I took Mr Prescott at his word, and spoke to The Independent because I
believe it is time we had a debate about Britain's role in the world,
and
about the disastrous Middle East policy that Tony Blair and George Bush
are
following.
[Harry Cohen is the Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead]
© 2006 Independent News and Media Limited
***
The Independent - Aug 18, 2006
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1220089.ece
Labour agrees: Bush is crap
The Independent asked a group of Labour MPs what
they thought of John Prescott's outburst
Ian Davidson Glasgow South West MP
"I think that John Prescott is to be commended for the quality of his
political analysis. His comment on American policy is brief and
accurate.
Britain has got to ensure that it is no longer seen as simply being the
glove puppet of the United States."
Glenda Jackson Hampstead and Highgate MP
"I entirely endorse his view. This is why Parliament should be
recalled.
This government is failing miserably as far as our approach towards the
Middle East is concerned. We are simply... bag carriers for Bush and
all
his policies have been a disaster."
David Crausby Bolton North East MP
"One of the most disappointing aspects of the Iraq resolution is that
we
stuck our neck out and supported the Americans... on the understanding
that
the road map would be there but it's not been delivered at all. It's
virtually been forgotten."
Ann Cryer Keighley MP
"I have no doubt that there is a very large number of Labour MPs who
will
be agreeing with what John Prescott is alleged to have said. I agree
with
it. There is huge concern and this goes right across the Labour back
bench."
Jim Sheridan Paisley and Renfrewshire North MP
"I think he is right. I don't think the Americans have given the road
map
the priority it deserves and until you solve the problem of Palestine,
other problems are going to appear. Every time Palestine comes up the
agenda it gets... put on the back-burner."
Peter Kilfoyle Liverpool Walton MP
"What he is reported to have said reflects the views of many people in
the
Labour Party. It may not go down well in international diplomacy... but
in
the Labour Party it will be welcomed as a rare flash of honesty from a
senior member of the Government."
Ken Livingstone Mayor of London
"I have no idea what John Prescott did or did not say since it was a
private conversation, but... the current US administration has been a
disaster for the American people and has done untold damage not only to
international relations but to the environment."
Jon Trickett Hemsworth MP
"The actions and language of the British Government are actively
hindering
the prospects for peace in the Middle East; simultaneously enhancing
the
threat from terrorism... Our historic influence with Arab countries has
been squandered."
John Austin Erith and Thamesmead MP
"If John Prescott did say it, then it touches a chord with many of
us...
American foreign policy is a major contributor to the crisis in the
Middle
East... and its failure to ensure adherence to UN resolutions regarding
Palestine, and its failure to progress the road map."
Martin Salter Reading West MP
"It is abundantly clear that the Bush administration has been less than
enthusiastic in pursuing the Middle East road map, and indeed many of
its
policies have actually inflamed the situation rather than sought to
resolve
this long-standing conflict."
If this doesn't say it all..nothing does
.
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