Blair has not been hurt by his stand on Iraq. The Tories were foursquare behind Blair on Iraq and they are up. The reason Blair and Labour are down is because of the unrelenting attacks on Blair from the left, including many in his own party. The Labour lefties are snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by splitting their party and turning off independents.
The Dims in the U.S. ought to think about the contrasting fates of the loyal opposition in Britain and their own continuing unpopularity.
You know, if it was really because of the war, one would not expect the Tories to be gaining.
It would be the Liberal Democrats.
Since the Tories - who supported the war - are gaining, it must be something else.