Blair refuses to back Iran strike

[kpete]

Blair refuses to back Iran strike
BRIAN BRADY
WESTMINSTER EDITOR
TONY Blair has told George Bush that Britain cannot offer military support to any strike on Iran, regardless of whether the move wins the backing of the international community, government sources claimed yesterday.

Amid increasing tension over Tehran's attempts to develop a military nuclear capacity, the Prime Minister has laid bare the limits of his support for President Bush, who is believed to be considering an assault on Iran, Foreign Office sources revealed.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is calling on the United Nations to consider new sanctions against Tehran when the Security Council meets next week to discuss the developing crisis. Blair is expected to support the call for a "Chapter 7" resolution, which could effectively isolate Iran from the international community.

But, in the midst of international opposition to a pre-emptive strike on Tehran, and Britain's military commitments around the world, the government maintains it cannot contribute to a military assault. "We will support the diplomatic moves, at best," a Foreign Office source told Scotland on Sunday. "But we cannot commit our own resources to a military strike."

Meanwhile, a new report on the Iran crisis has warned that neo-conservatives in the Bush administration are on "collision course" with Tehran.

more at:
http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=577092006

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1. Bush not looing for a "coalition of the willing" on nuke attacks

at least we will be spared the Blair poodle mimicking Bush's every move this time around ? I still believe Nuke talk is just that. Bush advisors just aren't that stupid.

[magellan]

2. Hey, Bush**, your poodle's off his lead

If bLiar dared to so much as think aloud about the possibility of joining in militarily against Iran, I believe the British people would physically drag him from No. 10 and string him from Nelson's statue.

[saltpoint]

4. I think you're right, magellan. It would be a real bad day for Cousin

Tony if he threw in with Dubya on this one.

[Oversea Visitor]

3. Guess Tony

got some brains
Shit ahead he say :rofl:

[oasis]

5. Did Rummy accuse Blair of being in "Fantasyland"? Oh well..........

Britain is so "Old Europe" anyway.:spray:

[Amonester]

6. Now watch the ever evil BFEE strike poodle's back with their...

oh so predictable threat$ of not allowing The Carlyle Group to hire bLiar with seven figures emolution$ /year after he finally gets thrown out of "New" Labor...