[Barry the Sprout]

Hmmm, this got a different spin in the press over here, it has to be said. Basically it should be noted that whilst this says Iraq must disarm fully and immediately it doesn't say exactly when...

If you look at the statement it is apparently very carefully worded such that it can incorporate both the UK (pro-war) and France (anti-war), and all the positions in between without pissing anywone off. Basically this statement is a very clever fudge to make th EU seem united when it quite blatantly isn't. As always - its a collection of member states, its not originally supposed to have a common defense policy! I think its fairly natural that we see this kind of stuff happen.