Blair paying price for support of U.S.

[CatWoman]

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair may be warmly welcomed in the United States. But his unwavering support of the Bush administration, particularly with respect to Iraq, is costing him at home.

Blair has been beset by two of the same issues that have dogged President Bush -- allegations that he exaggerated intelligence reports to justify the invasion of Iraq, and public doubts fueled by the war's ambiguous and difficult outcome.

But lately American officials have dumped two new troublesome issues into the prime minister's lap.

They have in effect repudiated a British-supplied intelligence report contending that Iraq, under Saddam Hussein, tried to buy uranium for its nuclear weapons program from the West African country of Niger. This is awkward for Blair, who still maintains the information was accurate.

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/news/0703/18britblair.html

[I AM SPARTACUS]

1. 54% o'Britons say "they would not trust Blair "further than I could throw"

from the linked article:

"In another poll, earlier this month, 54 percent of the people surveyed said they would not trust Blair "further than I could throw him."

Now THAT's my kinda polling question...

[caledesi]

2. Tony Bliar is history come September., then the real sparks will fly.