New book on Blair depicts him sharing *'s religious motivations

[carolinayellowdog]

Hey,

The current Publisher's Weekly reviews Thirty Days: Tony Blair and the Test of History by Peter Strothard (Harpercollins, 256p, $24.95.) Pub date was yesterday so I missed the deadline for LBN. This is in-depth political reporting based on access to Blair during the 30 days leading up to the Iraq invasion. PW writes that readers "might be surprised how close Blair...felt ideologically to Bush-- and that the two shared a religious conviction to attack Iraq and oust Saddam Hussein. Blair, he writes, `has the powerful Christian seriousness of the not-quite-yet convert.'"

Sounds like finally we get an explanation of why Blair was willing to risk sacrificing his career to support Bush. They both heard the voice of God telling them to kill Muslims in retaliation for 9/11.

CYD