First sentence of the final paragraph of a Guardian leader today:
Continuing debate about the road to war is of little relevance to this mess.The last sentence of the same paragraph:
But those who destroyed the old Iraqi regime are now finding that they cannot easily control the new one - and that putting Humpty together again comes at a terribly high price.Of little relevance, but... scratch, scratch.
From an obituary for Anne Sacks:
It was testament to Anne's unshakeable belief in New Labour that despite the unpopularity of Blair's decision to go to war in Iraq, she stuck steadfastly behind his policies. Her support for the conflict had personal foundations. She abhorred the oppression she had seen in her native South Africa and believed tyrants should be removed.