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Originally Posted by Richard M
I watched my Fahrenheit 9/11 DVD again tonight and it deepy saddens me that we have to put up with this idiot telling our PM what to do for the next 4 years.
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Actually it seems that it may be the other way around. As much as I hate to say it.
Apparently when bush came into office blair was the one who introduced him to the outside world. Explaining the middle east and iraq to him. When September 11th happened Blair made a speech which was put around the white house pinned on boards, on computers, in emails etc etc. It was the
Speech about 9/11 "This is a moment to seize. The Kaleidoscope has been shaken. The pieces are in flux. Soon they will settle again. Before they do, let us re-order this world around us."
This went down well and bush was inspired by it. During the Iraq war it was blair who convinced bush to try for the UN approval.
Obviously I cannot confirm this, but this has been the line coming from books newspapers from people close to No 10 and the White house. Many people have said that Blair is quite a infulence on G.W. Bush and no one has suggested it is actually the other way around (apart from the cartoons and the media). I havent seen anyone close to either of them that suggested the relationship was blair sucking up to bush.