Now.. Tony has a problem..
The emergency Cabinet meeting called to 10 Downing Street will be underway in moments.. and when it breaks up.. one must wonder how many leaving the residence will still be part of the Blair inner circle..
Robin Cook.. has arrived.. going in through the back door, literally.. Clair Short is there, by the more conventional entrance.. the others are en route..
it's Cook and Short who will lead the ranks of those who've written their letters of resignation.. they've tied their political futures to a different wagon now.. and there's little point to turning back at this point..
Saddam.. regardless of the effects of this war, has already won a significant victory..
Now, Powell has referred to 'an ultimatum' to be delivered by George to the American public.. he's cited the legality of military action.. and his disappointment at those in the international community who have consistently blindsided the effective use of diplomacy..
One last note for the moment.. Powell has underscored continuing American support for the UN.. and the hopes it's efficacy will not be compromised..
However.. the UN Security Council met a problem in Saddam.. that it could not cope with.. that 1441 is not being enforced.. and as such has become an impediment to international law and order...
One is quite happy no caricaturist has yet come up with the 'George as Judge Dredd' cartoon.. but then there it is..