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  Reg, quoting the press who are misreporting from a position of spin. Try using the source material to quote something from the motion that would have led us into war/military action without reference to the UN Security Council AND another debate and vote in Parliament.
  
  On the basis of the actual evidence, the editorial you quote is, at best, misguided and, at worst, deliberately misleading. Only people who have not read the motion and did not listen to the debate would/could believe that the Govt were blocked from going to war by yesterday's vote. They were not even asking for permission to go to war and whatever the outcome of last night's vote we would not be launching a military action/war.
  
  But as a result of yesterday's vote, Parliament has failed (as a body) to condemn the use of chemical weapons, boost humanitarian assistance or support a strong position or approach to the issue when the UN Security Council dicuss the UN inspectors' reports.
  
  Paddy Ashdown put it quite well earlier today "a good day for Parliament - maybe; a good day for the Government - no; a good day for Britain - absolutely not!"

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