Teribus,

May I point out that Mr Blair is certainly not going to scrap Trident - I believe that he also plans to spend several billion pounds on it (I would guess that that represents a bit more than just a 'lick of paint').

As for Monsieur Chirac - you don't surprise me at all!

I also refuse to retract my comments about 'poodles' . Bush, Blair, Chirac, and other leaders of the 'Free World', are all the same; when running for office they make promises designed to please the voters and tax payers 'in the street'; when they get into office they forget about those voters and tax payers and just respond to orders from their 'masters' in Big Business. Never forget that there are big profits in war.