Yes, Blair supprted the US over Iraq, but he is a threat to the independence of the UK.
Surprising that on something as important as this, Labor makes it a party-line vote..
One must remember one thing: Without the "special relationship," and the ability - real or imagined - to "intermediate" with the US - Blair really has no leverage at all in dealing with the other larger nations of the "Old Europe" nations of the EU and their various minions. This would be true of any PM of the UK, but it is particularly true of Blair given that he too is of the left. Much of what the UK takes to the table in the EU is based on its relations with the USA, and this is true in both the official and the private realms
Yes, Kudos to Blair for supporting us in our hour of need, and, yes, there was true loyalty, honor and even courage in the mix, but there as well were pragmatic reasons behind his support. We should never forget that Blair is a socialist and that labor's policies are a complete disaster, nor forget that Labor, like all of the left, sharpen their knives for the killing blow on our mutual civilization and culture.
One also should realize that it would not be inkeeping with the British character to abandon the USA in its hour of need given all that has transpired between our two nations in the last century. Whatever faults the Brits may possess, disloyalty, cowardice, ingratitude and dishonorableness are not among them.
We, of course, cannot rely one this forever - perhaps never again, given all the agitprop the leftist's have put out - but the at the time he stood by us it would seem unimaginable that the British people would have not stood by us.
Perhaps when all of this has passed, when Bush has been proved right by history, we can again expect unwavering support from the UK, but we should not forget what dark forces are gathering on the left in the EU and the UK. Much of Blair's program is violently against almost every hope, value, morality, and institution that we cherish here on FR.
Blair is a complicated figure in that he is not an atheist and seems to honestly believe in his program. Still, his trajectory will lead the UK towards perdition. As that wise once said, that road is paved with good intentions.
In my best Parliament voice:
Here Here!