Hasn't Iraq taught us anything?

You get rid of the bastard holding the situation together by being a bastard, and the extremists and suicide bombers walk in.

We haven't got the military strength to impose democracy, and these countries don't have an educated electorate to vote for someone who won't butcher them in the name of one crazy religious idea or another.

Blair did what Mark Thatcher did with his Mum's help. he sold arms. So will the next party. Its not a party issue.