Uncertainty Principle

One month ago, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw went ballistic when the New Yorker ran an article by Seymour Hersh citing highly placed US government sources in his assertion that the Bush Administration is actively considering a military attack on Iran. Straw described the allegation as "inconceivable", saying that Britain would never consider it and that "I am as certain as I can be sitting here that neither would the United States". The trouble is, Jack Straw is no longer sitting there. What's more, according to today's Guardian, his outspoken refusal to take attacking Iran seriously is the reason why:

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.

Suddenly, the inconceivable is looking more like an oncoming train.