Comments on: Iraq: What do we know? http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/ Liberal Democrat MP for North East Fife Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:32:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/comment-page-1/#comment-7875 Mike Tue, 15 May 2007 20:13:04 +0000 http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/#comment-7875 And another thing. Ming keeps trotting out the grossly underestimated casualty figures of Iraq Body Count (figures eagerly latched onto by Blair and Bush because they know they are helpfully low). The link below gives a snapshot of the last 10 months (2440 unidentified bodies alone). This is grim but necessary reading. It further gives the lie to Iraq Body Count and other agencies who are, willingly or not, underestimating the carnage in Iraq. And these figures are just those which have come to the attention of the Karbala authorities. http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20070515125826979C680577 And another thing. Ming keeps trotting out the grossly underestimated casualty figures of Iraq Body Count (figures eagerly latched onto by Blair and Bush because they know they are helpfully low). The link below gives a snapshot of the last 10 months (2440 unidentified bodies alone). This is grim but necessary reading. It further gives the lie to Iraq Body Count and other agencies who are, willingly or not, underestimating the carnage in Iraq. And these figures are just those which have come to the attention of the Karbala authorities.

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20070515125826979C680577

]]> By: Mike http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/comment-page-1/#comment-7841 Mike Mon, 14 May 2007 20:26:53 +0000 http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/#comment-7841 I'm afraid I have to agree with 'Liberal Democrat Voice'. The attack re Iraq has been lame, particularly vis a vis the oily Mandelson on Question Time ;ast week when Ming launched in with a weak point about the Black Watch being in his constituency. This horror story is not about our soldiers. It is about a man-made humanitarian disaster. Queensbury rules and varsity debating niceties should have been binned long, long ago. Where is the killer punch indeed? These neolabourites are effete and soulless monsters. For Christ's sake say that. I’m afraid I have to agree with ‘Liberal Democrat Voice’. The attack re Iraq has been lame, particularly vis a vis the oily Mandelson on Question Time ;ast week when Ming launched in with a weak point about the Black Watch being in his constituency. This horror story is not about our soldiers. It is about a man-made humanitarian disaster. Queensbury rules and varsity debating niceties should have been binned long, long ago. Where is the killer punch indeed? These neolabourites are effete and soulless monsters. For Christ’s sake say that.

]]> By: Liberal Democrat Voice » Opinion: Ming must go http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/comment-page-1/#comment-7745 Liberal Democrat Voice » Opinion: Ming must go Fri, 11 May 2007 10:51:19 +0000 http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/#comment-7745 [...] Take last week’s effort, on the day before the elections. “The President made the decisions, the Prime Minister argued the case, the Chancellor signed the cheques, and the Tories voted it through.” Was that supposed to be the killer blow intended to deliver the goods last Thursday? Leaving to one side the questionable relevance of Iraq to a nation with rubbish collection uppermost on its mind, the delivery was weak and unconvincing, and it wasn’t even framed as a question - just a regurgitated line from the Harrogate conference speech. Blair swatted him away easily as he does every time. [...] [...] Take last week’s effort, on the day before the elections. “The President made the decisions, the Prime Minister argued the case, the Chancellor signed the cheques, and the Tories voted it through.” Was that supposed to be the killer blow intended to deliver the goods last Thursday? Leaving to one side the questionable relevance of Iraq to a nation with rubbish collection uppermost on its mind, the delivery was weak and unconvincing, and it wasn’t even framed as a question – just a regurgitated line from the Harrogate conference speech. Blair swatted him away easily as he does every time. [...]

]]> By: Mark Stocks http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/comment-page-1/#comment-7458 Mark Stocks Fri, 04 May 2007 15:25:56 +0000 http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/#comment-7458 It's was an interesting set of questions. Although the answers did not carry much weight. The Priime Ministers response was bizarre, stating that if your party had got their way "Saddam and his sons" would still be in power. Bear in mind this is the Prime Minister who toid Parliament, That if Saddam and his sons, gave up their weapons of mass destruction, they colud remain in power. Perhaps it is time to ask the prime minister, what happened between him making this statement in to the house of commons and the war starting, that made him decide Saddam had to go. While we were told at the time Saddam was breaking UN resolutions, we know he had no WMD or WMD program, so technically he was not breaking UN sanctions. It’s was an interesting set of questions. Although the answers did not carry much weight. The Priime Ministers response was bizarre, stating that if your party had got their way “Saddam and his sons” would still be in power.

Bear in mind this is the Prime Minister who toid Parliament, That if Saddam and his sons, gave up their weapons of mass destruction, they colud remain in power. Perhaps it is time to ask the prime minister, what happened between him making this statement in to the house of commons and the war starting, that made him decide Saddam had to go. While we were told at the time Saddam was breaking UN resolutions, we know he had no WMD or WMD program, so technically he was not breaking UN sanctions.

]]> By: Walter http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/comment-page-1/#comment-7427 Walter Thu, 03 May 2007 21:04:33 +0000 http://www.mingcampbell.org.uk/2007/05/02/iraq-what-do-we-know/#comment-7427 Soldiers admit - the War is lost: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20070503&articleId=5556 Soldiers admit – the War is lost:

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=viewArticle&code=20070503&articleId=5556

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