Reginald
13th March 2003, 03:37 AM
The situation gets more interesting.
Yesterday Blair got a less diffecult ride from his own party, both in the commons and in a labour parliamentary commitee meeting.
A straw poll conducted by the bbc is showing that less people view the US/UK possition wrong when compared to the French/Russian possition than has previously been the case (I think the split is about 40/60).
Why is this?
I have a feeling (and people know that I have bias, I will try to keep it aside as best I can) that this could be the result of the people seeing an attempt to compromise on the part of the UK (supported to a point by the US/Spain).
I know the situation is massively complicated and its easy to say, "But the US are going in whatever" a statement I agree with and I think that this attitude has been responsible for the massive negative feeling that has plagued the US/UK/Spain possition to date.
I would say that UK/US compromises are really window dressing for the same end result, I would agree that the French/Russians are saying "No" to the act of military intervention (however the UK/US/Spain word it).
But it is the Public perception that interests me, they see a country itching to attack, that country and it's allies wait, then propose a compromise, and wait, then the same, and then again, more of the same. And through all this you have a state/states saying No and now its being suggested they will say no to whatever is put on the table.
Could it be that irespective of being right or wrong, appearing to be inflexible or arrogant will ultimately damage your possition and/or arguement? And that the Fench/Russians could lose ground because of this?
Yesterday Blair got a less diffecult ride from his own party, both in the commons and in a labour parliamentary commitee meeting.
A straw poll conducted by the bbc is showing that less people view the US/UK possition wrong when compared to the French/Russian possition than has previously been the case (I think the split is about 40/60).
Why is this?
I have a feeling (and people know that I have bias, I will try to keep it aside as best I can) that this could be the result of the people seeing an attempt to compromise on the part of the UK (supported to a point by the US/Spain).
I know the situation is massively complicated and its easy to say, "But the US are going in whatever" a statement I agree with and I think that this attitude has been responsible for the massive negative feeling that has plagued the US/UK/Spain possition to date.
I would say that UK/US compromises are really window dressing for the same end result, I would agree that the French/Russians are saying "No" to the act of military intervention (however the UK/US/Spain word it).
But it is the Public perception that interests me, they see a country itching to attack, that country and it's allies wait, then propose a compromise, and wait, then the same, and then again, more of the same. And through all this you have a state/states saying No and now its being suggested they will say no to whatever is put on the table.
Could it be that irespective of being right or wrong, appearing to be inflexible or arrogant will ultimately damage your possition and/or arguement? And that the Fench/Russians could lose ground because of this?