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British FM Urged Blair Not to Go to War on Iraq
http://www.sina.com.cn 2003/09/19 11:35  人民网

  British Foreign Secretary(Minister)Jack Straw made a last-minute plea to Prime Minister Tony Blair not to go to war on Iraq, but the plea was rejected, a new book serialized on Mail daily claimed.

  According to excerpts of the book on Sunday, Straw sent a letter to the prime minister days before the con-flict broke out in March, urging him to tell US President George W. Bush that Britain would offer moral and political support, but no combat troops. But Blair rejected the advice, and demanded an assurance that Straw would support thewar despite his reservations, says the book by political journalist John Kampfner, entitled "Blair's Wars", to be pub-lished on September22.

  Neither the Foreign Office nor Blair's office would make any com-ment on the claim. Straw is one of Blair's most loyal allies and was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iraq war in public.

英外交大臣曾力劝布莱尔不要参战

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  正在《每日邮报》上连载的一本新书称,英国外交大臣杰克·斯特劳曾在最后关头向首相布莱尔进言,请他不要做出英国参加伊拉克战争的决定,但被拒绝。

  根据该书在周日摘引的章节,在3月份伊拉克战争爆发前几天,斯特劳致信布莱尔,力劝他告诉美国总统布什:英国将提供道义和政治支持,但不派出作战部队。但布莱尔拒绝了这一建议,并要求斯特劳在持保留意见的同时保证支持战争。这本名为《布莱尔的战争》的新书出自政治撰稿人约翰·肯普夫纳之手,将于9月22日出版发行。

  英外交部和布莱尔办公室对上述说法不予评论。斯特劳是布莱尔最忠实的盟友之一,在公众眼里也是伊拉克战争最坚定的支持者之一。




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