[MadIvan]

The British public were not going to vote in favour of the euro anyway.

As such this is a very clever thing to do; the tide has turned for Blair - by accurately placing the blame on the French, he has stirred something deep inside the British character. Now he will prevail.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[neutrino]

Thank you for posting news and your insights!

[Mr. Mojo]

"The strategy is to target bomb the French," said one MP

Sounds good to me. We'll supply the MOABs, if you want them.

[Sparky760]

Back a few years during the Clinton era I thought Blair was much like Cliton.........I was mistaken, he has character.

[Mr. Mojo]

the tide has turned for Blair - by accurately placing the blame on the French, he has stirred something deep inside the British character.

Yep, the Frog-bashing card is a powerful one, indeed.

[expatpat]

Boy! This may work oout really well: Not only do we get rid of the UN, but also save Britain from an awful fate in the EU, with the euro.

[Centurion2000]

by accurately placing the blame on the French, he has stirred something deep inside the British character. Now he will prevail.

Does that mean another 30 years war ?

[CurlyBill]

A true friend in Tony Blair!

Although I disagree with him on many issues, this guy has really shown that he is one class act. Way to go Mr. Blair!!!

[A_perfect_lady]

"France confirms its openness to seize all opportunities."

Mm hmm. Yes, we've noticed that.

[Cosmo]

Sounds good. I for one am tired of the french getting away with their bleating.

[thinktwice]

Joan of Arc was the first and last good French warrior, and it appears now that her victory was wasted.

[demkicker]

This is great news, Ivan. Thanks.

[Mr. Lucky]

Two questions:

1) When do you sleep?

2) Can there be a man, woman or child in the entire UK who would REALLY prefer the Euro to the Pound Sterling?

[Will_Zurmacht]

We should pull out of the UN and join a New and Improved Commonwealth with Britain and our other True Allies. With trillions of dollars, and the world's greatest military forces combined, I expect France would surrender before the ink was dry.

I would love to see this done just to see the look on Chiracs face. Oh what fun we could have......

[Tax Government]

British risk being assimilated and losing their culture. Close the Chunnel right away.

[DeuceTraveler]

"As such this is a very clever thing to do; the tide has turned for Blair - by accurately placing the blame on the French, he has stirred something deep inside the British character."

You'll have American support on this particular European War. Let's take the French veto out of the UN, or better yet, discard the UN in its entirety.

[Maeve]

Bump.

It is possible to create a European Union that does not include Chirac's France or Schroeder's Germany. Perhaps UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, the Baltic countries and others could form a union of their own sans la France und ohne Deutschland.

[davisdoug]

Nationalism is a great thing! We have it in the USA now and it is going to spread like an infection. Thanks UK

[Amerigomag]

Poor Blair.

Neither the yanks nor the French care what the UN thinks.

Maybe Blair should join this select group, do what he wants and then deal with the mob.

The mob doesn't seem to be bothering either Bush or Chirac

[Antoninus]

I wondered about that. Has British irritation with the French ever completely gone away? Guess it's due for a revival.

Forget the EU. Let's have the US, Britain and Canada as the nucleus of a new free trade zone.