Thanks for the comment Robo...and try to keep up with the thinking,

I've seen cases as severe as Shakey completely rehabilitated by that course of treatment.

Seriously, you made some excellent points in your original post and although we often disagree, I admire your open minded stance on most subjects.

Shakey...You're correct about my opinion of Blair, the decision to commit troops to Iraq and the methods used to "sell" the war to the British public and parliament was unforgivable.
He is not only a glory hunting egomaniac, but also a short sighted fool.
On both counts he is unfit to hold the office of prime minister.

This thread was supposed to illustrate how we have lost our sense of involvement with others, and lost any sense of collective responsibility for the actions of our government.

In my opinion this can be laid at the door of those who inflicted the "New Labour Project" upon us.