Commons votes WAR!

[Paul Hanson]

I thought it was a free vote, technically. If you go to the BBC website, they posted a list of MP's who voted against war, and a great deal of them are Labour.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Afghanistan is in ruins. There are basically two countries there now: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Islamic Republic of Kabul The country is not quite rebuilding much at all, and warlords still rule most of it

Name a time when Afghanistan hasn't been in ruins? It isn't a place that is good for humans. And the goal there was simply to kick the Taliban out. The end goal in Iraq is to install a democracy there.

Does it really matter if they can come in at any time and kill you?!

Such as? Oh, wait, you mean when Indians revolted (which they've done in many almost Civil Wars since independance), they should have just sat there?

Apparently, SOMEONE hasn't been to India. And trust me, I've visited Bombay, New Dehli, and Calcutta before.

*looks at self* Hmm, thought so. I look like Indian ethnicity!

Every Indian I've talked to loves the British. They want to be the British. Even when I went over to Pakistan, they expressed a deep respect for the Brits and sent their kids to British schools.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Apparently, SOMEONE hasn't been to India. And trust me, I've visited Bombay, New Dehli, and Calcutta before.

*looks at self* Hmm, thought so. I look like Indian ethnicity!

Every Indian I've talked to loves the British. They want to be the British. Even when I went over to Pakistan, they expressed a deep respect for the Brits and sent their kids to British schools.

Tass' mouth, meet foot.

Do you want some nice curry to go with that?

btw, the plan to spin off the colonies to independant status began with Canada and the Durham Report. Lord Durham concluded that independence for Canada would be better for the Empire. He was right.

[Nubclear]

And the goal there was simply to kick the Taliban out.

Bush said that we would rebuild the nation

they should have just sat there?

No, they should have left

I look like Indian ethnicity!

Sorry, but I consider Indians in Dehli, Bombay, etc slightly more representative of India than someone in Georgia

Every Indian I've talked to loves the British.

Really? In India there seemed to be DEEP resentment towards the British. Especially in Calcutta.

Even when I went over to Pakistan, they expressed a deep respect for the Brits and sent their kids to British schools

And why don't I believe this? Oh yeah, Pakistan hates the western world Try again Imran.....

[Clear Skies]

Originally posted by Paul Hanson
I thought it was a free vote, technically. If you go to the BBC website, they posted a list of MP's who voted against war, and a great deal of them are Labour.

It wasn't a free vote in any sense of the word. A free vote means that all whips are off; in this case, Labour whips were racing around the Commons begging Labour MPs not to rebel, threatening them with all kinds of things, saying that Blair would be forced to call a General Election if too many people rebelled.

That's not a free vote.