Blood money or a grand gesture

[Highlander]

Thanks for the compliment on the topic Peter .

Unfortunately, Mrs Thatcher was not mentioned in the title.

The topic is about T.Blair and his donation of monies from his book.

My opinion is still that he should have done it privately and without ceremony and that he remains on a massive ego trip which started some considerable time ago.

[Scunner]

It would have leaked out sometime and then it's the scandal of the hushed up Blair bribe - the man can't win so he might as well just do it and get back to being liked and disliked by exactly the same people as before he decided to do it.

[Highlander]

I would still have preferred that the risked the "hushed up bribe" option you suggest.

Maybe I should consider the possibility that he is genuinely remorseful and that the offer is his way of showing it.

My problem with Tony is that alot of people "think" that he lied to them over the threat and that, God forbid, there is certain threat in the future, peolpe will not be able to be sure that
they are being told the absolute truth by however is in power at that time.

[Scunner]

Why does the money have to show that he is "genuinely remorseful" for taking us to war? I doubt he is - as a Christian it is quite possible that he is not remorseful about sending the troops to war at all but has the opportunity to ease the suffering of fellow human beings affected by it. Every death and every injury is a tragedy - but the choice to join the British armed forces rather than Currys was made by the individuals, not by Tony Blair.

[Highlander]

quote:Originally posted by Scunner

1. Why does the money have to show that he is "genuinely remorseful" for taking us to war?

2.I doubt he is - as a Christian it is quite possible that he is not remorseful about sending the troops to war at all but has the opportunity to ease the suffering of fellow human beings affected by it.

3. Every death and every injury is a tragedy - but the choice to join the British armed forces rather than Currys was made by the individuals, not by Tony Blair.

1. It doesn't have to - it just seems that way to some.

2. Surely that arguement would apply if he was a Christian or not.

3. Agreed - the decision to join the British armed forces was made by individuals but surely those individuals should be asked to go to war only when there is an unequivocial direct threat to the nations security

[Scunner]

3. No, they should be asked to go to war as directed by their superiors and Government. I don't think we should be in either Afghanistan or Iraq but that's the job they took.

[karaokemark]

quote:Originally posted by Highlander

Thanks for the compliment on the topic Peter .

Unfortunately, Mrs Thatcher was not mentioned in the title.

The topic is about T.Blair and his donation of monies from his book.

My opinion is still that he should have done it privately and without ceremony and that he remains on a massive ego trip which started some considerable time ago.

John I don't see how he could have kept it quite, surely the British Legion have to show in there accounts where major donations come from.
Mark

[Highlander]

Mark - a fair point re BL accounts and not one I had thought about.

Scunner 3. Agreed if decided by paliament but surely only as a last resort.