tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post8935402135352590036..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: The Mother of Parliaments versus the Mother of All WarsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87507827072014272122013-08-31T03:35:13.715-07:002013-08-31T03:35:13.715-07:00'The Holy Lands'.'The Holy Lands'.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-25811440783707252482013-08-31T03:33:43.622-07:002013-08-31T03:33:43.622-07:00Quite right, Nana - I should have said, 'Congr...Quite right, Nana - I should have said, 'Congress'.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-35697207850059438342013-08-31T02:41:28.855-07:002013-08-31T02:41:28.855-07:00It would be the Mother of All Wars for they say th...It would be the Mother of All Wars for they say that should a Third World War begin, it would be in the Middle East. Between Me and Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863155145862706966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33159551376903241622013-08-31T02:38:59.921-07:002013-08-31T02:38:59.921-07:00Thank you for this post. The whole country (the Un...Thank you for this post. The whole country (the United Kingdom) must have breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when they heard the news, I know I did. This country has no appetite for war and it is wrong for us to be dragged into yet another futile and ancient conflict. Thank whoever you like that the MP's saw sense for at least once in their cocooned and priviledged lives.The only thing I would disagree with in your post would be the sentence 'President Obama has to face the Senate without little old England'.....tut tut Mr. Stephenson.Between Me and Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863155145862706966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-21038337789033443032013-08-30T15:21:00.470-07:002013-08-30T15:21:00.470-07:00Me to
And that's as. Political I getMe to<br />And that's as. Political I getJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-34965925758990238582013-08-30T13:55:06.637-07:002013-08-30T13:55:06.637-07:00I mean NOT storm in, of course. Love, Stormin'...I mean NOT storm in, of course. Love, Stormin' Norman.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-68957668355822197992013-08-30T12:39:53.001-07:002013-08-30T12:39:53.001-07:00I was just quoting Saddam, an erstwhile close neig...I was just quoting Saddam, an erstwhile close neighbour of Syria's.<br /><br />Ordinary American folk are not behind this, I know. It's the extraordinary ones I worry about. I believe that - like us - the US cannot afford this strife, for more than money reasons.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30948749478509584132013-08-30T12:36:59.181-07:002013-08-30T12:36:59.181-07:00I am relieved too, Em.I am relieved too, Em.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-13593039450337609132013-08-30T12:36:30.648-07:002013-08-30T12:36:30.648-07:00Got any children in the military? My US Defence D...Got any children in the military? My US Defence Department friend has.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16245232598958046542013-08-30T12:35:41.271-07:002013-08-30T12:35:41.271-07:00Pray to Allah while you are about it, then.Pray to Allah while you are about it, then.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5109227616586616622013-08-30T12:35:01.492-07:002013-08-30T12:35:01.492-07:00The French also make much money through arms deals...The French also make much money through arms deals. Algeria is now almost forgotten for most of them, but it was French missiles fired at the British Navy during the Faulklands conflict.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37092414263058254142013-08-30T12:32:39.297-07:002013-08-30T12:32:39.297-07:00No, not yet, but I try not to hang around with peo...No, not yet, but I try not to hang around with people like that. A friend of mine works for the US Defence Department, and has been an Obama voter -twice. He is not for intervention either.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59264202251478527952013-08-30T12:30:29.975-07:002013-08-30T12:30:29.975-07:00Yes, he wobbled toward the correct stance, being p...Yes, he wobbled toward the correct stance, being pushed by back-benchers all the way.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86026234068891685172013-08-30T12:29:30.664-07:002013-08-30T12:29:30.664-07:00Give any pacifist a gun and - sooner or later - th...Give any pacifist a gun and - sooner or later - they are bound to pull the trigger. It's only human nature.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90334591636945707632013-08-30T12:27:58.480-07:002013-08-30T12:27:58.480-07:00Not quite 50-50, I believe, but - as yet - there i...Not quite 50-50, I believe, but - as yet - there is no hard evidence. There is no hard evidence because days passed before Assad allowed the inspectors anywhere near the site, and when he did, they were shot at within the first mile. Nobody knows who fired the shot, because - as yet - there is no hard evidence. It's tricky, which is why we should storm in, I believe...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54999585537380230232013-08-30T12:00:55.444-07:002013-08-30T12:00:55.444-07:00America isn't behind this, Tom, so it may play...America isn't behind this, Tom, so it may play out British-wise. Mother of all Wars? A bit of a stretch, but then, you do have a point to make.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-36395510346847260592013-08-30T11:56:54.186-07:002013-08-30T11:56:54.186-07:00So nice to read something intelligent on this subj...So nice to read something intelligent on this subject on my return from an East Anglian whistle-stop tour. I can find nothing to disagree with. I'm absolutely staggered at the result of the vote...in a good way. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31231999399986428142013-08-30T10:54:14.331-07:002013-08-30T10:54:14.331-07:00I wish we would intervene. Most people I know agr...I wish we would intervene. Most people I know agree. I feel bad that we are allowing it to happen!Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195870059477025705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53195303173217185602013-08-30T07:38:58.663-07:002013-08-30T07:38:58.663-07:00Because I simply do not have the physical power or...Because I simply do not have the physical power or political influence to help at all in this situation I will do instead what I am capable of. Pray.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-49405817613869839192013-08-30T07:08:11.408-07:002013-08-30T07:08:11.408-07:00The French will stand behind Obama unlike the Bush...The French will stand behind Obama unlike the Bush era when they wouldn't and french fries was a dirty word in the US. But I think I see the Saudi puppeteer's hand in this scenario. Remember Wikileaks on a leaked memo of a Saudi-Iran war to be fought by USA . . . this one has the same smell. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75494840292354538522013-08-30T07:00:04.145-07:002013-08-30T07:00:04.145-07:00For the first time in living memory Tom my Friday ...For the first time in living memory Tom my Friday morning coffee group talked about the Syria question rather than our usual local gossip. Incidentally, on-one was for intervention - I have not met anyone who was - have you?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-74293690697333182592013-08-30T06:52:37.577-07:002013-08-30T06:52:37.577-07:00And note that Miliband had the sense to ask Camero...And note that Miliband had the sense to ask Cameron for assurances that no action would be taken by way of use of the royal prerogative, that back passage way of avoiding parliamentary control.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-78117180424454986442013-08-30T06:15:13.059-07:002013-08-30T06:15:13.059-07:00At present there's a 50/50 chance of the chemi...At present there's a 50/50 chance of the chemicals having been used by either side. But no mention was ever made of what they would bomb had it proved to be an 'International sympathy seeking act' by the goodie 'rebels'. Hmmmmm.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46345977179164008582013-08-30T05:30:11.302-07:002013-08-30T05:30:11.302-07:00Ordnance, rather like Scotch eggs, has a sell-by d...Ordnance, rather like Scotch eggs, has a sell-by date. The likes of Paddy prefer to see how they really work, rather than have them dismantled. No wonder he's fuming.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6169903414914338932013-08-30T04:13:15.524-07:002013-08-30T04:13:15.524-07:00Tom, I have yet to read that it was Assad who used...Tom, I have yet to read that it was Assad who used chemicals against his own people.There is a strong possibility that it was the rebel forces i.e. Al-Qaeda who actually used them.<br />Now if the US go on and attack Syria (Assad) surely it will appear that they will be seen as backing their long term enemy?A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.com