Robin Cook's resignation speech over Iraq war

Robin Cook's resignation speech over Iraq war

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[acousticnick91]

An excellent speech. We look back in hindsight and see Cook was right.

[millingtonjp]

robin is a hero to the state

[lionzzz24]

this guy shud have been primeminister he has general knowledge something most ministers fail to demonstrate these days

[MegaLotusEater]

@wiseguysi Well said. Some of these obsequious comments have also made me regurgitate sputum. Cook cynically rode on the wave of populist fervour against war in Iraq. Given his belligerent track record, it is quite clear that ethics played no part in his decision making. By the way, he also shamelessly presided over the sale of arms to one of the worst mass murderers since Hitler: Suharto of Indonesia.

[MegaLotusEater]

@MickB888888888888888 As a matter of pure logic, you can conclude that Britain's foreign policies are not about helping people, and anyone who says otherwise is admitting that they're a hypocrite and a slave to power.

[MegaLotusEater]

@MickB888888888888888 If New Labour really cared about protecting innocent people, why did it allow the selling arms to Soharto of Indonesia whilst he was butchering 1000s of Eastern Timorese? And why was it perpetuating the sanctions in Iraq which killed around 1,000,000, half of them children? Or supporting the Turks as they slaughtered 1000s of Kurds? Why did it bomb the Shifa pharmaceutical plant in Sudan leading to the death of 10,000s of innocent Sudanese from lack of medicine?

[MegaLotusEater]

@MickB888888888888888 Really? Nato's bombing escalated the humanitarian crisis and it was predicted that it would. They hit numerous civilian targets. Nato covered the place with cluster bombs which still lie unexploded and killed 100s of Kosovans after the war ended. And they've done nothing to prevent the oppression of the Kosovon Serbs by the Albanians after the war ended. This war was simply about bringing a recalcitrant country within the Western neoliberal orbit. It's called imperialism

[MickB888888888888888]

Wot bollocks, British forces took no life in Kosovo they were there to protect the innocent not invade or kill.

[MickB888888888888888]

Well said Robin, RIP. U were entirely right 2 resign. Sadam evil mass murderer that he was posed no threat 2 us & as such why did he need deposing where Iran who will soon have Nuclear Weapons r not judged 2 pose as serious a risk. it was not our place 2 depose him. Britian helped set up international laws against wars but ignored their purpose on this occasion. Im not a pacifist either as I believe the Afgan war is right & as corrupt as karzai is, we should leave Afgan better than we found it.

[wiseguysi]

Some of the fawning comments on here are slightly vomit inducing, almost making Cook out to be some kind of Martyr. He may have deserved a more favourable light if hadn't supported the sanctions placed on Iraq while Foreign Secretary or the interventions in Kosovo or Sierra Leone. Where his motives for resignation entirely pure? By this time he'd been demoted to the backbenches anyway, maybe if he'd made a stand while he actually had some power. I never heard an apology for his past actions.

[13thLegio]

So few politicians put their conscience ahead of their career. Thank you Robin.

[wildangus999]

this guy was a first class idiot. chicken tika my ass. god save the queen long live sunday roast dinner