>*David Dimbleby invites a studio audience to put their questions to Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, Shadow Home Secretary Oliver Letwin, Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and Independent columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown. *
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>This is on at the moment (BBC1, 2235, London Time). It's a slightly high brow program and always had a lot of good, sometimes heated debate.
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>What I find interesting is the overwhelming support for the war while I watch, which is very different from (say) a couple of months ago, when the vast majority of the UK was against a war (esp without a second UN resolution).
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>On a slightly related subject, there appears to be some surprise that many in Iraq are less supportive of the coalition than expected. When we go to war, we tend to support our leaders and military more and our war resolve strengthens. Why is it then that when military planners bomb Baghdad, Sarejevo, New York, Dresden, London etc., they believe that *the enemy*'s resolve WILL fall quickly?

John;

I told my wife last night that when the United States creates a “democratic society” in Iraq, they will have “free elections”. At this point Saddam Hussein will be elected. We forgot to ask the Iraqis who they liked for president. A minor miscalculation.

Tom