AMERICA CHEERS FOR BLAIR-BUSH VICTORY
J. Grant Swank, Jr.
Once again, the liberal press delights in making Prime Minister Tony Blair on his exit before he unpacks his luggage for another stay at 10 Downing Street. That of course means that the liberal press in slapping Blair around a bit is actually slapping around Blair friend, George W. Bush. Go figure.
The truth is that a Blair win is quite remarkable, considering the daily negative forces at work in British politics, considering that Blair has brought his party once again to the fore as the enemy tried its meanest best to oust him to the back fence.
Yet Blair is right there where he wants to be. And for the American public, that is surely a plus. It was Blair who stood alongside America in Operation Iraqi Freedom and beyond. It was Blair who stood side by side with Mr. Bush to endorse freedoms wherever possible.
The Washington Post reminds America of Blair’s 2003 address to the US Congress: "’Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.’"
There were other freedom nation leaders who likewise echoed that same commendable refrain. But it was Blair who flew across the ocean or stayed on his side to underline the need for liberty countries to share their find particularly with those trodden down by dictators.
Blair was loyal to America. Blair was there. Blair was in the same box as Mr. Bush when Germany, France and Russia decided to play mule-stubborn against releasing millions of Iraqis from Saddam Hussein’s vice.
"Mr. Blair has been a discreet but persistent advocate for America's better instincts. But he did not stop with those reassuring words (to the US Congress)," The Washington Post reported.
He continued with: "’And what America must do is show that this is a partnership built on persuasion, not command. Let us start preferring a coalition and acting alone if we have to, not the other way round. True, winning wars is not easier that way, but winning the peace is. And we have to win both.’"
As a pro-Bush American, I am most encouraged by Blair seated right where he is. And may he stay there a good, long time.
Once again, the liberal press delights in making Prime Minister Tony Blair on his exit before he unpacks his luggage for another stay at 10 Downing Street. That of course means that the liberal press in slapping Blair around a bit is actually slapping around Blair friend, George W. Bush. Go figure.
The truth is that a Blair win is quite remarkable, considering the daily negative forces at work in British politics, considering that Blair has brought his party once again to the fore as the enemy tried its meanest best to oust him to the back fence.
Yet Blair is right there where he wants to be. And for the American public, that is surely a plus. It was Blair who stood alongside America in Operation Iraqi Freedom and beyond. It was Blair who stood side by side with Mr. Bush to endorse freedoms wherever possible.
The Washington Post reminds America of Blair’s 2003 address to the US Congress: "’Anywhere, anytime ordinary people are given the chance to choose, the choice is the same: freedom, not tyranny; democracy, not dictatorship; the rule of law, not the rule of the secret police.’"
There were other freedom nation leaders who likewise echoed that same commendable refrain. But it was Blair who flew across the ocean or stayed on his side to underline the need for liberty countries to share their find particularly with those trodden down by dictators.
Blair was loyal to America. Blair was there. Blair was in the same box as Mr. Bush when Germany, France and Russia decided to play mule-stubborn against releasing millions of Iraqis from Saddam Hussein’s vice.
"Mr. Blair has been a discreet but persistent advocate for America's better instincts. But he did not stop with those reassuring words (to the US Congress)," The Washington Post reported.
He continued with: "’And what America must do is show that this is a partnership built on persuasion, not command. Let us start preferring a coalition and acting alone if we have to, not the other way round. True, winning wars is not easier that way, but winning the peace is. And we have to win both.’"
As a pro-Bush American, I am most encouraged by Blair seated right where he is. And may he stay there a good, long time.
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