Iran Objections Cost Straw His Job.

There's a story in today's Guardian that seems to back up my theory that Jack Straw was fired for his comments regarding the insanity of any future attack on Iran.

Straw, who was only saying what most of us regard as common sense, has apparently been removed because of objections from Washington about his remarks.

But Mr Blair, who sees Iran as the world's biggest threat, does not agree with his former foreign secretary. The prime minister argues that, at the very least, nothing should be ruled out in order to keep Iran guessing. Downing Street phoned the Foreign Office several times to suggest Mr Straw stop going on the BBC Today programme and ruling it out so categorically.

His fate was sealed when the White House called Mr Blair and asked why the foreign secretary kept saying these things. In any case, Mr Straw had boxed himself in on Iran to the extent that he would have had to resign if a military strike became a reality.

This raises the alarming thought that Downing Street and the White House might actually be serious about their intentions to take military action against Iran.

I continue to consider their present position a bluff, as any military strike against Iran would almost be an act of political suicide.

However, the flawed track record of both Bush and Blair, and the fact that both are seeking a political legacy that distances them from the disaster of their failed Iraq policy, means that nothing can be totally ruled out.

By removing Straw, Blair has removed the voice of reason from the table.

This is the most worrying development of his entire reshuffle.

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