No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.

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Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their...

Men like Hitler and Stalin and their immediate lieutenants cannot plead in defence of their...

There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no...

There is no consensus even today on the merits of Napoleon - and certainly no...

We, Britain and Germany, can neither of us be happy about our handling of the...

We, Britain and Germany, can neither of us be happy about our handling of the...

It depends on how it is done but what we are drifting into, which is...

It depends on how it is done but what we are drifting into, which is...

We must admit that history is enjoyable to a large extent because it enables us...

We must admit that history is enjoyable to a large extent because it enables us...

It is not helpful to help a friend by putting coins in his pockets when...

It is not helpful to help a friend by putting coins in his pockets when...

I may be wrong in that, but not I think in putting the questions. In...

I may be wrong in that, but not I think in putting the questions. In...

It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would...

It was essentially for self defence that we went to war in Afghanistan and would...

The tragedy of 9-11 galvanized the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided...

The tragedy of 9-11 galvanized the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided...

But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes...

But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes...

Despite this lamentable lack of balance in our education I do not believe that either...

Despite this lamentable lack of balance in our education I do not believe that either...

We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those...

We should be wary of politicians who profess to follow history while only noticing those...

People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance.

People know they are lacking something, they are constantly wanting some kind of spiritual guidance.

The first two Prime Ministers whom I served, Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher drew strikingly...

The first two Prime Ministers whom I served, Ted Heath and Margaret Thatcher drew strikingly...

Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has...

Margaret Thatcher, growing up in a bombed and battered Britain, derived a distrust which has...

Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an...

Margaret Thatcher was fearful of German unification because she believed that this would bring an...

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.

History provides no precise guidelines.

History provides no precise guidelines.

Wisely used history can give pleasure and provide us with a useful tool; but we...

Wisely used history can give pleasure and provide us with a useful tool; but we...

There is nothing false or arrogant about German pride in German technical and business skills.

There is nothing false or arrogant about German pride in German technical and business skills.