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 Joutilas rated 16 months ago- From the page: "BRITAIN joined the US in ousting the Taliban in 2001 because it feared America would "nuke the sh-t" out of Afghanistan, the former British ambassador to Washington has reportedly said on a TV documentary."
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- Joutilas rated 16 months ago
- From the page: "BRITAIN joined the US in ousting the Taliban in 2001 because it feared America would "nuke the sh-t" out of Afghanistan, the former British ambassador to Washington has reportedly said on a TV documentary."
- dh42891 rated 16 months ago
- reasonable, but suspicious. be interesting to see how this pans out of the months, years ahead.
- commerican rated 16 months ago
- Sounds like something Bush would do, because after 9-11 a bunch of rednecks said the same damn thing.
Justmoon believes the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are the workings of the "free" market, so of course he's not going to question them critically.
 justmoon rated 16 months ago- The Mirror is about as good a source for world politics as "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".
- penman2 rated 16 months ago
- Christopher Meyer (British Ambassador to Washington at the time of the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq) has broken all Civil Service protocols by talking openly about what happened at these crucial times in terms of our relationship with the USA. Don't ever expect his comments to be confirmed by anyone else until the period has expired before information can be revealed under the Freedom of Information Act.
One of his most interesting revelations in another documentary was that he headed a delegaton of British military and security experts to meet Rice, Rumsfeld, Powell et al to discuss tactics in Iraq post-invasion, using the lessons we had learnt from Northern Ireland.
He said "I won't say we were laughed out of the room, but it was pretty close to it". Over 4 years later and with a new General in charge, the Americans have finally got round to using some of those tactics.
How do you deal with an ally that is powerful, yet naive and inexperienced, and won't listen to any advice ? It hurts me to say it, but perhaps Blair was right: even a little influence is preferable to letting them charge in like headless chickens.
- DickBeldin rated 16 months ago
- A reasonable fear.
- catmum rated 16 months ago
- It turns out sometimes "best friends" stick close because they think you're losing your mind and can't be trusted, not because they think you're right.
- Mystakaphoros rated 16 months ago
- From the page: "BRITAIN joined the US in ousting the Taliban in 2001 because it feared America would "nuke the sh-t" out of Afghanistan, the former British ambassador to Washington has reportedly said on a TV documentary."
- avmoor rated 16 months ago
- So, seen after more than half a decade, by the UK joining an already manic war crusade, how was it 'better' that the UK lent its army and bombers, rather than said no, to the killing of those innocent - but nonetheless targeted for destruction as "suspects" - in Afghanistan?
From the page:
"Blair feared US would 'nuke' Afghanistan"
BRITAIN joined the US in ousting the Taliban in 2001 because it feared America would "nuke the sh-t" out of Afghanistan, the former British ambassador to Washington has reportedly said on a TV documentary.
In comments published in advance in the Daily Mirror tabloid today, Christopher Meyer said fear explained why Prime Minister Tony Blair chose to stand with US President George W. Bush in his decision to invade Afghanistan in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks - to temper his aggressive battle plans.
"Blair's real concern was that there would be quote unquote 'a knee-jerk reaction' by the Americans ... they would go thundering off and nuke the shit out of the place without thinking straight," Mr Meyer reportedly told the documentary, according to the Mirror.
In other excerpts of the documentary, printed in The Observer newspaper yesterday, members of Mr Blair's inner circle said the Prime Minister agreed to commit troops to the March 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq despite believing that the US had failed to prepare adequately for post-war reconstruction.
Britain's Channel 4 will air the first part of The Rise and Fall of Tony Blair on Saturday."
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