WHO GIVES A DAMN? The
Sunday Mirror reports that British prime minister "Tony Blair has clashed with President George Bush over the go-ahead for a war on Saddam Hussein." And if that's not enough to make you roll your eyes, get a load of this: "The PM," the Mirror reports, "wants a fresh mandate from the United Nations for any military action." Churchill this guy ain't. (When will western governments figure out that the United Nations is of no relevance and exists only to promote the looting, redistributionist interests of larcenous totalitarians?)
Reports such as this remind me of a comedian who referred to England as "America's retarded cousin." While the United Kingdom is a longtime ally of the United States, it is by no means a key ally. Judging from today's NY Post article regarding Operation Polo Step, President Bush understands this and is moving forward with plans to oust Saddam.
Under a Blair government, Columbia plots a course and Britannia follows begrudgingly. That's unfortunate. I'm amazed that the party of Margaret Thatcher (or, more accurately, the party which abandoned Margaret Thatcher) can't oust Blair and his Labourites from power and restore Britain to a role of world leadership.
