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White House calls Blair "extraordinary leader"
Jun 27, 2007, 14:59 GMT
Washington - The White House on Wednesday paid tribute to Tony Blair as an 'extraordinary' ally and said President George W Bush will reach out to new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Blair's resignation as prime minister earlier Wednesday removed Bush's closest international ally from power and fanned speculation that the US president's relationship with Brown may not be as close.
'Tony Blair has been an extraordinary leader through difficult times,' White House spokesman Tony Snow said. 'It really has been an extraordinary relationship.'
Blair was 'one of the first people to reach out and be helpful to him' when Bush became US president in January 2001, Snow told reporters. Asked whether Bush would do the same with Brown, Snow said, 'I think it's safe to say.'
Blair, who served for 10 years as prime minister, provoked fierce opposition in Britain, Europe and the Middle East for his support of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.
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No, not yet, nor for WW1, nor for screwing up the middle east (with the help of your european buddies), so shut up and keep helping try to stop the islamiscists, and thanks.
Realist,what do you mean by stopping islamist ?In Iraq ?There were none before the invasion.Now there are.See it is as simple as that .Draw your own conclusions.
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Back Off Bush.Jun 27th, 2007 - 16:24:06
' President George W Bush will reach out to new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. '
Please don't ,we have paid you back our debt from ww2 , why cant you just leave us alone and stop involving us like we are a state of the U.S.
Gordons first priority needs to be to get the uk back on track from its third world condition ,if he doesn't then he wont be pm for too long.
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