In saying yesterday that he would not withdraw troops from Iraq, continuing his prededcessor's policies. Is the 'Brown bounce' over?
2007-08-29 01:24:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Brown knows that Its not in the best interests of anyone for the British Troops to be withdrawn from Iraq.
The so called brown bounce was always going to wavier whether no matter what he does, that's the nature of politics.
2007-08-29 02:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by robert x 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
He didn;t say that. He said he would not give a timetable - there's a difference that you have failed to grasp.
As soon as you give a timetable, the attitude of the army, the people in Iraq and the insurjents would change and prepare. The most sensible thing to do, and this is what the governemt are doing, is withdrawing from the centre of Basrah and then formulating a plan of withdrawal based on how well the situation adapts.
2007-08-29 01:30:54 · answer #2 · answered by Marky 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The game is up for Brown and New Labour - ten years of failures, lies and prevarication is enough. Blair (and Brown) lied over the reasons for going to war in Iraq and now the lies have turned around and bitten them where it hurts. Iraq is in chaos, never to be resolved; Iran is ever threatening; Bush says he is on the point of military action against Iran. And all because Bush, Blair and of course Brown, lied over WMD etc.
Trouble is we cannot pull out because that is exactly what Iran wants; then it can step in and do what it tried, unsuccessfully, to do in the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-88.
What a mess.
2007-08-29 02:31:02 · answer #3 · answered by Rainman 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Looks like it. I was giving him the benefit of the doubt, but I'm rapidly losing patience.
There was a remote chance his party might have got my vote at the next election if he did something to expedite getting our troops out of Iraq and scrapped the abhorrent identity card scheme. Doesn't look like he's going to do either though.
2007-08-29 01:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by Spacephantom 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As far as I was concerned, he was never going to be anything different from Blair. Damn shame Robin Cook died, he was the only decent and recent Labour politician. We are screwed in the UK when it comes to the next election. No party worth voting for. I guess I will have to use a protest vote again
2007-08-29 09:51:49 · answer #5 · answered by Spawnee 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I dont know about true colours but what do you expect any prime minister to do? Just phone them up one day and say ok guys well done come home, I dont think that would work either. Agree or disagree with the reasons for going in in the first place but if we just withdraw now all of those soldiers would have died and fought in vain. We need to finish what we started now.
2007-08-29 01:36:15 · answer #6 · answered by Emma B 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
It was only a matter of time. Hopefully, the public are seeing that its the same old spin, smoke and mirrors form Brown. Nothings changed at all.
2007-08-29 04:07:41 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Brown's days are numbered. Slowly but surely like skittles we see these traitors run with their impish tails between their legs. They do of course, flee having gorged themselves with fat pensions, but Karma will get them and their ill-gotten money will be no defence.
Edit: Emma B: Just recently our top General said we are no longer doing any good by being there.
2007-08-29 01:51:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Wasn't much of a bounce to begin with...we need to get out of there.
2007-08-29 01:33:17 · answer #9 · answered by Socrates 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋