[Spruce]

This article Drips Venom

[beaversmom]

The limey leftist bastard that wrote this needs to blow it out his arse. He's projecting his own feelings and quotations onto Tony Blair who is probably feeling and saying no such thing. Tony Blair did the right thing with Iraq despite it being unpopular with some in England. He did what he knew to be right even if it would cost him-- unlike our own President's predecessor who always took the easy, politically expedient way out. Tony Blair is not embarrassed to be an ally of the United States and he's not embarrassed to stand shoulder to shoulder with President Bush. I know Blair is a liberal and I would vote for the conservative if I lived in England, but at least he is a liberal with a conscience, and morals, and thinks about what is best for his country and the world first rather than his own political rear end.

[dufekin]

We are NOT isolated. We have our allies. The Democrats don't seem to understand it, but France and Germany are "friendly," but NOT our primary allies. In this fight, we need allies near the action.

Our allies are Japan, Mongolia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Israel, Australia. These, in addition to forging closer ties with India, Kenya, Russia, several African countries, Greece, Turkey, several Muslim-majority countries, and most of all our ally the Philippines, are the friends we need to win this fight. Our president has cultivated these allies and works closely with them.

Our allies must have the same interests and goals as us. They must also suffer when we lose and benefit when we win. Such it was in the Cold War, and such it is today. The allies we need are different, because our enemy is different. Hey, Democrats, it's not that hard to understand. And restricting the group of "allies" to European nations might cause legitimate cries of "racism."

This doesn't mean that we're not on friendly terms with our old Cold War allies (which, in any case, don't include France, which ditched our alliance in a series of surrender attempts that we blocked). France is not an ally, and hasn't been an ally in several generations. Why are the Democrats so clueless on foreign affairs? Or am I the moron here?

[BlueNgold]

OK, OK, Reagan was wrong, we should have INVITED the communists to set up shop across the globe and we should never stand up for freedom .. silly Americans!
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[Tomalak]

I live near London. If there's not rioting or anything on the first couple of days I may go down on the Friday and get some friends together to organise a little counter-demonstration.

Frankly, if there is trouble, it won't harm Bush: there are anarchists and communists everywhere, Britain included, and they only hate Bush because he is such a good proponent of freedom. But it may harm Blair severely in making his own wild-eyed party think of him more and more as a liability and reconsider replacing him with someone more like them. That would be bad for the country in the short term, but in the long term, it could only aid a Conservative revival. So these idiots may inadvertently help the Right both sides of the Atlantic.

[cookcounty]

At least the Prez has the good sense to not meet with Prince Fandango.

[FrogMom]

His guest is the most unpopular US president in living memory.

With whom? The socialists? GOOD!

[cyncooper]

Oh, for goodness sake. This guy is certainly beside himself.

Poor baby.

His "sources", hm? They all sound so credible! NOT