Tania Branigan, political correspondent Tuesday October 31, 2006 The Guardian
The prime minister has refused to give in to demands for an inquiry into the war in Iraq because it would undermine British troops on active service, his official spokesman insisted before today's Commons vote on the issue.
Undermine who? The troops in Iraq are already undermined by the Labour government due to being improperly supplied.
No the real worry for Tony Blair isn't the undermining of UK troops, but the undermining of his government, and more specifically himself. That puts the fear in him more than any possible outcome in Iraq.
