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2. Who will notice?

At least Tony has had the balls to stand in their with us, unlike the rest of Europe. He's not wrong about a backlash. It'll sure be there. I wouldn't hang the man for speaking the truth.

At least Tony has had the balls to stand in their with us, unlike the rest of Europe.

Yup, and I apperciate that he and his nation aren't trying to instigate a wider scoped war, nor are the "billing us in advance" for any inconveniences (like other "allies" are sleazily attempting).

He also has a little problem with his populace, who are extremely against this war. They are the ones who elected him to serve their interests.

At the end of the day they'll be on board....and that's the bottom line.

At least Tony has had the balls to stand in their with us, unlike the rest of Europe. He's not wrong about a backlash. It'll sure be there. I wouldn't hang the man for speaking the truth.

Sure the backlash will be there, but should we really alter our foreign policy to minimize this backlash (which is how I read what Blair is saying)? He mentions the problems in the Middle East...are we supposed to get that sorted (as if we ever could to the Arab's satisfaction anyway) before we take on Saddam so that there will be less "backlash" from the Muslim world? I don't think we should compromise our principles to try and get the Arab's to like us more. Bottom line: they're never going to like us or be able to cooexist peacefully in the world with us. So let's worry about preserving our civilization, way of life, and not trying to get our enimies to like us. I think Bush is for the former, and Blair - good Socialist that he is - leans towards the latter.