March 17, 2003

SADDAM'S GOOSE IS COOKED:

Cook quits over Iraq crisis (BBC, 3/17/03)
Robin Cook has become the first minister to resign over Iraq

Robin Cook has resigned from Tony Blair's cabinet as the build-up to apparent war with Iraq gathers pace.

The decision by the Leader of the House of Commons, one of the highest profile figures in the Labour Party, came as the cabinet held an emergency meeting in Downing Street.

Announcing the news, Downing Street said Mr Cook would make a personal statement in the House of Commons on Monday evening.


That's your declaration of war right there. And with all due respect to Mr. Cook, Coma was the only good thing he ever wrote. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 17, 2003 11:37 AM
Comments

Shouldn't it be, SADDAM'S COOK IS GOOSED?

Posted by: pj at March 17, 2003 12:14 PM

*chuckle*

Posted by: Bruce Cleaver at March 17, 2003 1:04 PM

Hard to see Blair surviving as prime minister in the short term, but does that mean a general election or just a change of Labour leadership?



Not the biggest question in my mind, but it does reinforce my belief that parliamentary democracy is not nearly as useful as the American kind.

Posted by: Harry Eagar at March 17, 2003 1:59 PM

He'll survive.



Middle class England can't conceive of anyone else as prime minister and the Labour Party probably realises that.



I'm a bit surprised Cook resigned since he seemed a little too in love with the trappings of power to go back to being a backbencher.

Posted by: M Ali Choudhury at March 17, 2003 2:54 PM

Ha, M Ali,



Mr. Cook must then be a man of principle, no?

Posted by: Uncle Bill at March 17, 2003 4:07 PM
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