Gordon Carrera

Are we?

I'm less shocked.

I think you're right in that it's the kind of thing that they do, which we don't always know about.

But it is that thing, which is if you really oppose the policy and a part of it, I think your best option is to resign.

Now, leaking, going public, that's a

Obviously, different thing, but I think it's interesting because it does give a sense though about how divisive this was at the time, including even within an intelligence agency like GCHQ, that someone felt that they were outraged by this and had to act.

But it's not going to stop the march for war.

You're getting these reports from the UN inspectors, including one from Alvarade saying the uranium from Africa claims are fake.

But in a way, it doesn't matter anymore because the train's leaving the station for war.

The effort to get a second resolution fails because the French say they won't support it.

Blair, meanwhile, is facing this vote in Parliament on March the 18th.

This is another big moment for him because the US has woken up to the idea.

Congress has already authorised war back in October, but this is Blair's vote and it's coming on the eve of war.

And there's worry he might have to resign.

And he has a call with President Bush just before the vote in which Bush says, I want regime change in Baghdad, not London.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha.

This was supposed to be getting rid of Saddam, not Tony Blair, because he's worried that Blair will lose this vote in parliament and have to resign.

And he actually makes a really interesting offer, which is he says, you don't have to take part in the war.

You do not have to take part in the invasion.

You can just do the reconstruction afterwards.