Simple direct statement
Feb. 21st, 2003 11:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
purpletigron"Your moral argument for war asserts that the long-term benefits for the people of Iraq will outweigh the short-term costs of war. This is far from certain".
Have Bush or Blair given direct, simple responses to this statement? Not pious hopes, or blind assertions, but engaging with the direct question of how their decisions as world leaders will directly affect the balance of costs and benefits to the people of Iraq and surrounding regions. Supplemental: What personal costs are Bush and Blair going to pay?
Have Bush or Blair given direct, simple responses to this statement? Not pious hopes, or blind assertions, but engaging with the direct question of how their decisions as world leaders will directly affect the balance of costs and benefits to the people of Iraq and surrounding regions. Supplemental: What personal costs are Bush and Blair going to pay?
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Date: 2003-02-22 12:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-02-23 12:54 pm (UTC)Hmm. Due to lack of party political awareness, I can't really comment on how likely it is that Blair might get de-selected as UK Labour Party leader. I can only dream...