Cook hit by Saddam memo

The Sun (U.K.) ^ | 06/18/03 | NIC NEIL

[Pokey78]

ROBIN Cook’s anti-war stance over Iraq was destroyed last night by a bombshell Foreign Office memo.

It was published when Mr Cook was Foreign Secretary five years ago — and warned Saddam could have an “offensive biological weapons capability” in weeks.

Mr Cook now argues we should never have gone to war because Saddam was no threat.

But the 1998 dossier warned Iraq could develop mustard gas almost immediately and nerve agents in months.

And it said Saddam may have Scud missiles which could kill thousands if armed with a VX nerve agent warhead.

The memo was used to justify Allied planes bombing Iraq in 1998. Mr Cook was grilled on the document before the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday.

MPs pointed out he opposed the recent war because there was no second UN resolution — but backed bombing Iraq in 1998, even though that was not supported by the UN either.

Mr Cook replied that the action five years ago was limited bombing by comparison.

[YaYa123]

Mr. Cook's reply is lame, a school yard response, meaningless. The 1998 bombing was pre 9-11, and during Clinton.

Someone should slap Robin Cook into the 21st Century. I volunteer.

[Malesherbes]

Britain has its own Axis of Weasels. Robin Cook is a leading member along with Charles Kennedy.

[Catspaw]

ROBIN Cook’s anti-war stance over Iraq was destroyed last night by a bombshell Foreign Office memo.

He he he! I bet the Foreign Office has got stacks of those memos. Cook is toast.

[Prodigal Son]

Oh dear.

[The Chief]

Seems like the year 1998 is proving to be a year that many politicians seem to have forgotten that they made "Saddam HAS WMD's" statements!

[God luvs America]

Mr Cook should move to Hollywood; he'd fit right in with the liberal hypocrites.

[Wait4Truth]

This is fantastic, Pokey! What hypocrits the leftists are - in Britain and in America. These people are such losers and I'm really glad Cook finally got nailed!

[Reagan Man]

Cook is a liar and an idiot.

[MEG33]

Cook is so arrogant.I love to see him squirm.

[chichipow]

Didn't something else happen with Robin Cook and Blair concerning 100+ UK advisors, Sandline International and Sierra Leone that had to deal with 'regime change'? Or was it just about the diamonds and the UN?

[Mister Magoo]

Cook & the other British left-wingers were all too happy to see Iraq as a threat when their buddy Clinton was in the White House. Of course, they also had no problems justifying Bosnian intervention either. Cook is a sickening, vomitous mass. He opposed the 2003 Iraq intervention for one reason alone -- he and his putrid pinko friends abhor Bush.