Re: House of Commons Report


"Peter Duncanson" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:16:22 +0100, "Jim Webster"
<jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I also noted that the UN had been distinctly slow in supporting us. Given
how UK governments have played the UN in the past, it looks as if she is
showing the same competence in her new role as she did in her last

I think the mistake was in asking the UN for support in the first
place. The UN deals (effectively or otherwise) with strategic-scale
situations not individual incidents.

With all due sympathy to the sailors and marines being held by Iran,
and their families and friends, there are much more serious things
happening in the world today. Compared with internal conflict in
Iraq, Zimbabwe, Darfur in Sudan, and many other places, this
kidnapping would come very low down on any scale of seriously
hostile actions.

A thought: Tony might be extremely reluctant to step down as PM
while these sailors and marines are still being held captive.

it is the sort of self sacrifice we can expect of him, staying at the helm
until the matter is cleared up properly and not leaving the mess for his
successor.

Jim Webster


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