Friday, September 12, 2003
John Reid, who probably thinks he would be better off as Minister for Defense rather than Minister for Health made his job application today by trying to defend Blair over the attack on Iraq.
"He took a decision ... that by either appeasing or backing off that would not in the long run give us a risk that was less than taking on terrorism and getting rid of the threat that was Saddam Hussein," Mr Reid told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Because, you see, if he were Minister for Defense John Reid would get the briefings that say that while Saddam was in charge the danger from terrorism was low because he didn't get on with outfits like Al-Qaeda, whereas in the chaos in Iraq now if they were to make a move they would be able to move unhindered, especially when the US Army shoots Iraqi policemen. While he's just Minister for Health John Reid has to rely on what he reads in The Sun so doesn't make any pronouncements that have any relation to the truth.
"He took a decision ... that by either appeasing or backing off that would not in the long run give us a risk that was less than taking on terrorism and getting rid of the threat that was Saddam Hussein," Mr Reid told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Because, you see, if he were Minister for Defense John Reid would get the briefings that say that while Saddam was in charge the danger from terrorism was low because he didn't get on with outfits like Al-Qaeda, whereas in the chaos in Iraq now if they were to make a move they would be able to move unhindered, especially when the US Army shoots Iraqi policemen. While he's just Minister for Health John Reid has to rely on what he reads in The Sun so doesn't make any pronouncements that have any relation to the truth.
