Well.. says Tony.. looks as though this United Nations Resolution is a no-go.. that, in a rare use of American terminology, Downling Street could not 'elasticate' forever..
Just what is elastication.. the mind boggles..
Nevertheless, It's all France's fault, that Chirac has poisoned the whole diplomatic process..
Even the Queen has perhaps signaled some Regal distaste for the Continent, cancelling a planned trip to Belgium.. mind you she'll be needed here if the country does push off to war.. she'll sign the final papers..
Now.. the Tories have rallied closer behind Tony than has the PM's own Labour.. and Conservative leader Ian Duncan Smith,an eminently forgettable man at this point, has spoken out, perhaps less in support of Tony, but more certainly to condemn the despicable French, and has, in one's opinion, summed up what this political farce has degenerated to..
That being France and Russia, along with a particularly quiet Germany, promising to wield their vetos if a vote is called.. while the others in the Security Council look about themselves and think 'well then.. so what'..
It matters nothing how anyone else votes on this now.. it's condemned before it hits the ballotbox.. So much for the UN.. when the will of the mighty US can be considered an issue for debate, when faced with a determined France..
So much for the future of the UN.. but then again one can see a pattern in the dismanteling of the UN and NATO, through the withdrawal of European support..
For make no mistake.. for now.. Jaques Chirac speaks for Europe..
And the US with Britain tagging along.. will most certainly wage this war, which has become so much larger than ever it should have..
Odd, that the most skilled diplomatic moves made throughout all this nonsense, have come from Saddam Hussein..