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npn Crowborough 28 May 15 9.02am
His work is done - it IS all peaceful over there now, isn't it?
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Crowborough 28 May 15 9.02am

His work is done - it IS all peaceful over there now, isn't it?

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topcat Holmesdale / Surbiton 28 May 15 9.35am
Quote derben at 28 May 2015 7.52am Quote TUX at 27 May 2015 11.10pm Quote derben at 27 May 2015 10.39pm Next leader of the Labour Party?[/quote] ............will hopefully look and sound normal to give that party a better chance. Whatever you think of him, he was very good at being a politician, would run rings around the likes of Cameron and Clegg. Blair was a brilliant politician simply because he didn't seem to believe in anything in particular other than what he thought would keep him in power. It's hard to win against someone that slippery. He did do some things right, probably a lot more things than we can remember, but this is overshadowed by him being Tony Blair. I hope he was being paid on a by results basis as Middle East Envoy. It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.
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Holmesdale / Surbiton 28 May 15 9.35am

Quote derben at 28 May 2015 7.52am

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Quote derben at 27 May 2015 10.39pm

Next leader of the Labour Party?[/quote]

............will hopefully look and sound normal to give that party a better chance.

Whatever you think of him, he was very good at being a politician, would run rings around the likes of Cameron and Clegg.

Blair was a brilliant politician simply because he didn't seem to believe in anything in particular other than what he thought would keep him in power. It's hard to win against someone that slippery.

He did do some things right, probably a lot more things than we can remember, but this is overshadowed by him being Tony Blair.

I hope he was being paid on a by results basis as Middle East Envoy.

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.

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Hoof Hearted 28 May 15 11.32am
Tony Bliar..... his lips are moving therefore he must be lying. His living purgatory though is to fcuk that pig of a wife....
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Hoof Hearted 28 May 15 11.32am

Tony Bliar..... his lips are moving therefore he must be lying.

His living purgatory though is to fcuk that pig of a wife....

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Stuk Top half 28 May 15 2.00pm
Quote npn at 28 May 2015 9.02am His work is done - it IS all peaceful over there now, isn't it? It won't be if Palestine succeed in having Israel expelled from FIFA. Optimistic as ever
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Top half 28 May 15 2.00pm

Quote npn at 28 May 2015 9.02am

His work is done - it IS all peaceful over there now, isn't it?

It won't be if Palestine succeed in having Israel expelled from FIFA.

Optimistic as ever

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homes New Eltham 29 May 15 5.52am
Quote derben at 28 May 2015 7.52am Quote TUX at 27 May 2015 11.10pm Quote derben at 27 May 2015 10.39pm Next leader of the Labour Party?[/quote] ............will hopefully look and sound normal to give that party a better chance. Whatever you think of him, he was very good at being a politician, would run rings around the likes of Cameron and Clegg. Yes he was which is such a shame he turned out to be a stupid c*** IH: "I thought Jonny and Wilf were brilliant but it took a 39 year old master to watch the ball and keep his eye on it to finish it".
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New Eltham 29 May 15 5.52am

Quote derben at 28 May 2015 7.52am

Quote TUX at 27 May 2015 11.10pm

Quote derben at 27 May 2015 10.39pm

Next leader of the Labour Party?[/quote]

............will hopefully look and sound normal to give that party a better chance.

Whatever you think of him, he was very good at being a politician, would run rings around the likes of Cameron and Clegg.

Yes he was which is such a shame he turned out to be a stupid c***

IH: "I thought Jonny and Wilf were brilliant but it took a 39 year old master to watch the ball and keep his eye on it to finish it".

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becky over the moon 29 May 15 6.01am
Quote Stuk at 28 May 2015 2.00pm Quote npn at 28 May 2015 9.02am His work is done - it IS all peaceful over there now, isn't it? It won't be if Palestine succeed in having Israel expelled from FIFA. If they did, would anyone apart from those two countries, actually notice the loss?........ A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers
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over the moon 29 May 15 6.01am

Quote Stuk at 28 May 2015 2.00pm

Quote npn at 28 May 2015 9.02am

His work is done - it IS all peaceful over there now, isn't it?

It won't be if Palestine succeed in having Israel expelled from FIFA.

If they did, would anyone apart from those two countries, actually notice the loss?........

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

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Stirlingsays 29 May 15 8.30am
We were right to go into Afghanistan with the coalition......57 Britains died in the World Trade Centre. We stayed far too long and we suffered from mission creep. Iraq is a more tricky situation, but while the involvement hasn't benefited us it has benefited Iraq. Without regime change that country would still be ruled by either Saddam or one of his murderous sons. Thousands would still be killed each year and millions oppressed. Many mistakes were made but that it annoys me to read people's easy one sided comments. Despite most people on here probably supporting Obama having withdrawn American troops out of Iraq it's a reality that Islamic state would not have been able to expand into Iraq and take their cities had troops still been there. Islamic state would have been contained to Syria. In hindsight the American troops were moved too early from Iraq.....Basically because that was the popular option.....But it's now obvious it was also the wrong option. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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29 May 15 8.30am

We were right to go into Afghanistan with the coalition......57 Britains died in the World Trade Centre.

We stayed far too long and we suffered from mission creep.

Iraq is a more tricky situation, but while the involvement hasn't benefited us it has benefited Iraq.

Without regime change that country would still be ruled by either Saddam or one of his murderous sons. Thousands would still be killed each year and millions oppressed.

Many mistakes were made but that it annoys me to read people's easy one sided comments.

Despite most people on here probably supporting Obama having withdrawn American troops out of Iraq it's a reality that Islamic state would not have been able to expand into Iraq and take their cities had troops still been there. Islamic state would have been contained to Syria.

In hindsight the American troops were moved too early from Iraq.....Basically because that was the popular option.....But it's now obvious it was also the wrong option.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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legaleagle 29 May 15 10.17am
Quote Stirlingsays at 29 May 2015 8.30am We were right to go into Afghanistan with the coalition......57 Britains died in the World Trade Centre. We stayed far too long and we suffered from mission creep. Iraq is a more tricky situation, but while the involvement hasn't benefited us it has benefited Iraq. Without regime change that country would still be ruled by either Saddam or one of his murderous sons. Thousands would still be killed each year and millions oppressed. Many mistakes were made but that it annoys me to read people's easy one sided comments. Despite most people on here probably supporting Obama having withdrawn American troops out of Iraq it's a reality that Islamic state would not have been able to expand into Iraq and take their cities had troops still been there. Islamic state would have been contained to Syria. In hindsight the American troops were moved too early from Iraq.....Basically because that was the popular option.....But it's now obvious it was also the wrong option. Whatever you want to say (and Saddam was indeed a pig) you can't necessarily say less people are dying per year in Iraq (17,000 civilians in 2014) or that people are less oppressed.Seems to me the present situation is pretty darn oppressive for millions if you live in an ISIS controlled area or are a Sunni living in an area controlled by Shia militia... The US and UK completely screwed up (separate to the question of going in in the first place) in having no thought through plan beyond regime change. Edited by legaleagle (29 May 2015 10.50am)
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29 May 15 10.17am

Quote Stirlingsays at 29 May 2015 8.30am

We were right to go into Afghanistan with the coalition......57 Britains died in the World Trade Centre.

We stayed far too long and we suffered from mission creep.

Iraq is a more tricky situation, but while the involvement hasn't benefited us it has benefited Iraq.

Without regime change that country would still be ruled by either Saddam or one of his murderous sons. Thousands would still be killed each year and millions oppressed.

Many mistakes were made but that it annoys me to read people's easy one sided comments.

In hindsight the American troops were moved too early from Iraq.....Basically because that was the popular option.....But it's now obvious it was also the wrong option.

Whatever you want to say (and
Saddam was indeed a pig) you can't necessarily say less people are dying per year in Iraq (17,000 civilians in 2014) or that people are less oppressed.Seems to me the present situation is pretty darn oppressive for millions if you live in an ISIS controlled area or are a Sunni living in an area controlled by Shia militia...

The US and UK completely screwed up (separate to the question of going in in the first place) in having no thought through plan beyond regime change.

Edited by legaleagle (29 May 2015 10.50am)

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Kermit8 Hevon 29 May 15 10.34am
The Iraq invasion was a cover for big business to make squillions under the disingenuous guise of revenge for 9/11 and for the US to tell Iran we are in your face. Blair was a naive idiot thinking there was any kind of moral crusade going on. Lost huge amounts of credibility. George Bush and the neo-cons? Cvnts to a man. Big chest and massive boobs [Link]
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Hevon 29 May 15 10.34am

The Iraq invasion was a cover for big business to make squillions under the disingenuous guise of revenge for 9/11 and for the US to tell Iran we are in your face.

Blair was a naive idiot thinking there was any kind of moral crusade going on. Lost huge amounts of credibility. George Bush and the neo-cons? Cvnts to a man.

Big chest and massive boobs

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derben 29 May 15 11.04am
Quote Kermit8 at 29 May 2015 10.34am The Iraq invasion was a cover for big business to make squillions under the disingenuous guise of revenge for 9/11 and for the US to tell Iran we are in your face. Blair was a naive idiot thinking there was any kind of moral crusade going on. Lost huge amounts of credibility. George Bush and the neo-cons? Cvnts to a man. LOL - you seriously believe that? Who told you, the fairies? Did Bush and Blair make make their arrangements with the wicked Capitalists in top hats before or after the Jews fabricated 9/11? Edited by derben (29 May 2015 12.26pm)
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29 May 15 11.04am

Quote Kermit8 at 29 May 2015 10.34am

The Iraq invasion was a cover for big business to make squillions under the disingenuous guise of revenge for 9/11 and for the US to tell Iran we are in your face.

Blair was a naive idiot thinking there was any kind of moral crusade going on. Lost huge amounts of credibility. George Bush and the neo-cons? Cvnts to a man.

LOL - you seriously believe that? Who told you, the fairies? Did Bush and Blair make make their arrangements with the wicked Capitalists in top hats before or after the Jews fabricated 9/11?

Edited by derben (29 May 2015 12.26pm)

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Stuk Top half 29 May 15 12.33pm
Quote becky at 29 May 2015 6.01am Quote Stuk at 28 May 2015 2.00pm Quote npn at 28 May 2015 9.02am His work is done - it IS all peaceful over there now, isn't it? It won't be if Palestine succeed in having Israel expelled from FIFA. If they did, would anyone apart from those two countries, actually notice the loss?........ From a European point of view I don't think it's the side anyone really wants to be in the same group as. Oh great, an away game in a volatile country surrounded by countries who hate it. Optimistic as ever
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Top half 29 May 15 12.33pm

Quote becky at 29 May 2015 6.01am

Quote Stuk at 28 May 2015 2.00pm

Quote npn at 28 May 2015 9.02am

His work is done - it IS all peaceful over there now, isn't it?

It won't be if Palestine succeed in having Israel expelled from FIFA.

If they did, would anyone apart from those two countries, actually notice the loss?........

From a European point of view I don't think it's the side anyone really wants to be in the same group as.

Oh great, an away game in a volatile country surrounded by countries who hate it.

Optimistic as ever

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The Sash Now residing in Epsom - How Posh 29 May 15 1.17pm
Quote Stuk at 29 May 2015 12.33pm Quote becky at 29 May 2015 6.01am Quote Stuk at 28 May 2015 2.00pm Quote npn at 28 May 2015 9.02am His work is done - it IS all peaceful over there now, isn't it? It won't be if Palestine succeed in having Israel expelled from FIFA. If they did, would anyone apart from those two countries, actually notice the loss?........ From a European point of view I don't think it's the side anyone really wants to be in the same group as. Oh great, an away game in a volatile country surrounded by countries who hate it. England ??????? As far as the rules go, it's a website not a democracy - Hambo 3/6/2014
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