Doesn't it beggar belief! So N.Korea has a nuclear WEAPON and Bush and Blair declare it an affront - a 'belligerent' act, 'irresponsible',  'reprehensible', 'the UN must act'. Why?  Because it affects the balance of power, because it threatens the security of the Far East, because it sets a bad example to other would-be nuclear powers. Israel's possession of a vast arsenal of such weapons is, of course, different.

Suppose we and America set an example, and abandon the worst illegitimacy of all , our occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq. Suppose we suggest a trade off - our illegality for theirs.

What an example of statesmanship that would be.

Just a thought.

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