A Red Dawn

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The former business secretary Kemi Badenoch and the former immigration minister, Robert Jenrick are the bookies’ favourites – pause a moment to let that sink in...Tom Tuggendhottenhat, the most obvious choice of the One Nation wing, is close behind James Cleverly. Most MPs expect Pritti Vac^nt and Mel Stride to be the candidates who fall when MPs whittle the candidates down to four before the party’s conference.

If they imagine either Badenoch or Jenrick have any potential to become PM then Labour can look forward to five more years - unless, of course, they expect the far-right to enjoy a resurgence in the UK as it is in Germany.

 

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Cheque mate​

 

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"They float, they all float...and when you're down here fat boy, you'll float too." ​

 

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The question of whether Tony Blair is a war criminal is deeply contested and revolves around his role in the Iraq War. Blair, the former Prime Minister of the UK, was a key advocate for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, alongside U.S. President George W. Bush. The invasion was justified primarily on the grounds that Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), though no such weapons were found after the war.





Critics of Blair argue that he misled the public and Parliament by overstating the threat posed by Iraq, making the war illegal under international law. The invasion lacked explicit authorization from the United Nations Security Council, which is why many believe Blair’s actions may constitute a war crime, particularly in relation to the violation of the UN Charter and principles governing the use of force.





The 2016 Chilcot Report, a UK government inquiry into the Iraq War, concluded that the war was launched on flawed intelligence and that peaceful options had not been fully exhausted. It also criticized Blair for exaggerating the threat from Iraq and for failing to plan adequately for the aftermath of the invasion. However, the report stopped short of calling Blair a war criminal.





Legally, no court has convicted Blair of war crimes. The International Criminal Court (ICC), which investigates war crimes, has stated that its jurisdiction over the Iraq War would be limited to the actions of soldiers and military personnel, not the legality of the war itself. Therefore, despite calls from some activists and legal scholars for Blair to face charges, no legal proceedings have formally labeled him a war criminal.

 

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He's comparing Netanyahu to Tony Blair?
Not in the same league, really, but a bronze star for effort.

Where did I mention that?

I thought this was a cartoon political thread ?

So there’s a bit of politics and the mandatory cartoon pic.

You’re welcome

@Odds How many died in the 2003 Iraqi invasion?

 

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Well, yes it is, but the Iraq war was twenty years ago so i'm not sure what point is relevant - why don't you tell me how many died?

No good asking why the thread was closed down here, btw, it's nothing to do with the thread topic, is it.

Conversations are organic, no one stays on topic. And to be honest, I’ve not read a single post in here.

I just like the pictures lol

100k-600k died in the Iraqi invasion.

One day 7th October 2023 will be 21 years ago. Will that make it irrelevant?

 

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despite calls from some activists and legal scholars for Blair to face charges, no legal proceedings have formally labeled him a war criminal

So why are you calling him a war criminal?

Oh that’s right…it’s because you are a Tory, so it’s a bit of lazy tribal point scoring.

No doubt you will come back and say you aren’t a Tory, but your posts show exactly who you are….It quacks like a Tory

 

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Conversations are organic, no one stays on topic. And to be honest, I’ve not read a single post in here.

I just like the pictures lol

100k-600k died in the Iraqi invasion.

One day 7th October 2023 will be 21 years ago. Will that make it irrelevant?

Conversation, you say....can't say i've seen much of that recently. In 2043, i'm sure someone will bring it up in regard to another atrocity in the Middle East. The Rowson 'toon in the Guardian poses the question: 'is it all worth that carnage to kill one man?' He will be replaced, and Hamas will fight on.

 

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100k-600k died in the Iraqi invasion

It was an American invasion.

Iraqs invasion would’ve happened with or without UK
Blair was nothing but a bit player.

Anybody with a brain knows the U.K. is a puppet to the USA and whichever govt was in power would’ve supported the USA.

After the EU, USA is our 2nd biggest trade partner…it doesn’t take a genius to work out why we supported the USA.