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Originally Posted by analog
Blair had to go along with Bush, Blair doesn't dare sour the US/UK relationship by not playing along with Bush in his war games.
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What? The way France did? The way Germany did? The way Russia did?
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When a post-9/11 Bush says if you're not with us, you're with the terrorists, you choose your opposition carefully- and once you say you're on board to avoid being labelled as uncaring, you have to stay the course or you're a deserter. You know that's how the headlines would read, and so does he. Don't make Blair out to be some selfless "do-right".
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Blair knew from the start that any action against Iraq, without explicit UN approval (and probably even then), was extremely unpopular with the public. I'm at a loss if you don't realize that.
Don't you remember the anti-war marches and demonstrations? The largest the world have ever seen?
Blair went ahead anyway.
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He was protecting himself from being seen as indifferent to terrorism- and like I said, once you agree at the beginning, you can't pull out until Bush is done with you.
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What?
Like Poland? Like Bulgaria? Like Spain?
The facts speak for themselves.
Mr Mephisto