War begins in the small hours

Well, it’s all started. In the middle of last night, somewhat inevitably, the US launched a small number of cruise missile and bomb strikes against Baghdad. Tony Blair only received two hours’ warning of the attack, which suggests (as did this) that the UK and other allies are little more than PR garnish for Bush’s own aims. This *was* a surprise attack, but surely cruise missiles, warships and submarines need a lot more notice than that?

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