Being ready for evaluation by the antique road show, I remember when General MacArthur became famously insubordinate to President Truman. Despite the disparate popularity of the General and the President, after a certain amount of time, the President prevailed. I don't know much about how the British Parliamentary system works under circumstances like this. I suppose the protocols could be complicated, which may be why resignations over there are more common under such circumstances. If the General resigned and then articulated his reasons, that would probably create a situation of greater profundity than this has. Let's see how the Brits work it out in their way, and it would be interesting to hear from some British freepers as to what, exactly, is going on. Could it be that with parliamentary elections coming up next year, the ruling party wants or needs to have a reason to change its Iraq policy before it goes down to defeat over it?