General Opions: What do YOU think of George Bush and Tony Blair?

Question

Just out of interest

Answer 1

More to the point, what did Blair get out of kowtowing to Bush? Promises of great wealth after he leaves office? I ask this question for what it is worth and not for any partisan reason. (In fact, both Bush and Blair will leave behind huge unfunded obligations that will inevitably lead to large tax increases. Or depreciation of the currency, which comes to the same thing, but falls perhaps on different classes of people.)

"What has Blair gained from his alliance with Bush?

"Blog: Blair is America's 'poodle'

"In quotes: Kendall Myers on US-UK relations

"A top State Department official has delivered a devastating verdict on the state of relations between Washington and London, arguing that Tony Blair has received "nothing, no payback" for supporting President George W. Bush in Iraq.

"'We typically ignore them and take no notice,' Kendall Myers, a senior analyst at the State Department's Bureau of Analysis and Research, said of his British colleagues.

"..."

Answer 2

Personally, I believe that they both have their respective countries' best interest at heart.

However, Tony Blair is NOT in the same type of position as our President. That would be Queen Elizabeth II. Not an elected position but a birthright (how screwed up and Medieval is that?)She is the Head of State just as President Bush is here. Tony Blair is more like the Speaker of the House or the Vice President here, a front man for Parliament.

Also, the Prime Minister is NOT an elected position. I was living in England attending university during one of their elections when I learned this fact. The voters elect a PARTY, not a person, to power; and then, the Members of Parliament of that party select who the Prime Minister will be.

Answer 3

that's been shown previous any doubt, that Iraq administration became FINANCING terrorism by their oil income. some traced to Ben encumbered and different terrorist organizations. Any usa that helps the killing of electorate, even of their personal territories, as Iraq did, truly became element of the image of terror. in the time of any of our international wars, a usa would declare conflict on any they got here upon helping their enemy! In our day and age, it really is truly some Muslims who advise that each person it really is no longer of their faith might want to die. there is also information that Iran is and has been helping terrorism by funds or perhaps some Liberals stated searching after that subject! it truly is impressive as maximum Liberals are hostile to any Republican President on any conflict situation! They make all a play for a vote and for politics no remember if the rustic or our human beings will struggle through for it. lets advise that they don't seem even American for some! So we gained't call Bush a terrorists even as he's attempting to provide up it.. We ought to save in ideas, it really is international and many countries have suffered from murders and kidnappings from those animals...Earl

Answer 4

They are both failed politicians with failed policies and proven liars, trying to "brave it out" to the end of their term in office and then to obtain a pardon for their crimes against humanity from the next incumbent President or Prime Minister as is the political norm.
Unlike other people in life, politicians don't have to answer to the people who elected them, for their crimes in office.
I believe the system must be changes so they do have to answer for their actions in office, may be then they will be more carefull in thier actions and may even become honest.

Answer 5

Are they not one in the same,Blair is so far up bushes @ss,
I cant tell where George starts and tony finishes.

sorry forgot to mention bush should go to the Betty ford clinic
he has serious oil addiction problems(free Iraq from the
petrowar mongerers and wake up to the real reasons for
invasion)

Answer 6

Just look at the polls: Bush has a 31% approval. Although I hesitate to chalk all of that up to the war. A lot of Bush's constituents still support the war. I think he lost a lot of support for having such a weak stand on immigration - even to the extent of being pro amnesty! Arrghhh...

Answer 7

george bush is a strong leader with a definite vision and a wise insight into the future.
He has values and the guts to commit himself to his principles unwaveringly in the face of adversity.

Tony blair on the other hand is an egotistical sycophantic fool, who has failed his own country .Destroyed its culture and its economy.He and his ugly wife desperate for status ,hang on to the coat tails of a true leader in a hope that the world stage will divert attention away from failure.
Sorry tony but you will fade into oblivion....

Answer 8

Truth to tell, most of what I think isn't printable I am ashamed to say. They make me ashamed to be a human being from "the west".
They have discredited truth and dignity in such a way that we should all hang our heads in shame. they didn't get that sort of power without the 'people' granting it to them.

Answer 9

I think they are both good men with the best of intentions. I think if public opinion would have allowed it and we could have sent more troops to really whoop up on the insurgents, things would look a lot different. In this respect, this was is like Vietnam. Politics interfered when we really needed to up the number of troops. Even now I think we could turn it around if it weren't for politics. Americans may change their tune about it when we start seeing them pop up on our own landscape. I think Bush and Blair did the best they could with what they were up against.

Answer 10

Two people I would like to see stand trial as war criminals.
That Bush is getting more out of it is neither here nor there.