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Posted by: y_soitenly 1 year, 3 months ago

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WASHINGTON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid a farewell visit Wednesday to President Bush, an opportunity for close allies to showcase their unity on the war in Iraq and hammer out differences on climate change and trade.

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ETproductions1 year, 3 months ago

Blair still says that invading Iraq was the right thing to do. By what measure? Because it catapulted Iran into the catbird seat, removing their long-time Sunni nemesis Saddam and putting the Shiites in charge? Because it bogged both Britain and the US down in a conflict that, if we keep following their "stay the course" doctrine, is sure to outlast WWII for BOTH countries? Because it was an enormous recruiting tool for al Qaeda and international Islamic terrorism? Because it drained away vital resources for the Afghan war against Bin Laden -- a war we really really needed to win and that is now looking like a replay of the Russian failure?
Just how was this the "Right thing to do"?
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  time4change1 year, 3 months ago
  
  So right ET....either there was absolutely no thought to the consequences of taking out Saddam...or outright ignorance that led to the invasion of Iraq. There have been terrorists in this world since the beginning of time...however Bush gave AlQaeda life, a mission, purpose ....singlehandedly Bush has FUELED terrorism. What if we had taken the billions that we have spent drawing blood and had invested it in our children, education, health care and heightened security at our borders? We would be the nation we claim to be and we would be a lot stronger !!!
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    ETproductions1 year, 3 months ago
    
    Amen to that! The way to defeat terrorism is the same as the way we defeated communism. Prove by obvious example that our system gives people more of what they want from life than their system does.
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Shadowolf1 year, 3 months ago

Bush loses the only ally who could stand him!!!
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  JustCallMeV1 year, 3 months ago
  
  The Queen didn't like "Li'l Bush"?
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  white-pawn1 year, 3 months ago
  
  There's still John Howard of Australia and Canada's Stephen Harper, both of which need to be replaced. Let's hopw Blair's departure will get the ball rolling.
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    HannibalBarca1 year, 3 months ago
    
    Now why would you say that,as a Canadian I happen to like Harper more than any other PM we have had for the last 20 years;and even our worst was 10x better than what you have or had in the last 20 years.Maybe you should clean your own garbage up before trying to clean up mine
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      Shadowolf1 year, 3 months ago
      
      ???
      I never critisized Canada...I even recognise thier world class booze...But I CANNOT critisize what I don't know...except critisizing myself for not knowing more about my Northern Neighbor.
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        HannibalBarca1 year, 3 months ago
        
        Shawdowolf:Sorry my comment was to whitepawn,
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RoyHobbs1 year, 3 months ago

Yo Blair!
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Shadowolf1 year, 3 months ago

Political prostitutes...wish we could kill 'em all; let God sort them out.
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