Robin Cook Dies

[Jaffa Cake]

Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook has died at the age of 59, after collapsing on a walking holiday. He was strongly opposed to the war in Iraq, resigning from the Cabinet in 2003 on the eve of the start of hostilities.

I was never a fan of Cook, but I gained a lot of respect for him after he resigned his position due to his principles and ethics. We could do with a few more politicians like that...

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[Peterkro]

I was never a fan either but of the present government he was the only one with any principals.

 

[Mord]

am i the only one that thought that his was a PR stunt and he only really wanted to be PM latter on and get the moral kudos?

 

[Jaffa Cake]

am i the only one that thought that his was a PR stunt and he only really wanted to be PM latter on and get the moral kudos?

Interesting thought... I suppose now we'll never know if there was any ulterior motive there. He was apparently tipped for a possible
return to Government, according to some – who knows where that could have led?

 

[geese]

am i the only one that thought that his was a PR stunt and he only really wanted to be PM latter on and get the moral kudos?

Well, thats a very tenuous way of worming your way into the PM job, especially if Gordon Brown was widely assumed to be the next PM.

I think Robin Cook was a genuine politician, and believed that his Iraq resignation was genuine.

 

[PlaceofDis]

at first i thought we were talking about Robin Cook the medical-thriller novelist....

 

[eva01]

at first i thought we were talking about Robin Cook the medical-thriller novelist....

so did i, my first reaction was "oh no one of my favorite authors T_T"

now its "oh, ok then"

 

[0098386]

i rather liked Robin Cook. odd looking fella.

nobody in this world is better than Boris Johnson, he could be god.

 

[wdlove]

My prayers go out the the family and friends of Robin Cook. May he rest in peace.

 

[combatcolin]

He stood his ground, which won him support from all the political spectrum.

 

[EGT]

I liked Robin Cook

59, what an age to go at, far too young.