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To: abuelita who wrote (7406)	9/26/2002 4:11:19 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Rose, The deal that Blair got is the same one that John Major got. A big chuck of private equity in the Carlyle Group for selling out the UK to the militarists: hereinreality.com observer.co.uk observer.co.uk

To: abuelita who wrote (7406)	9/26/2002 8:29:23 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 89467

Hmm, Blair's complex, so I'll try and be fair: - he wants to keep the US thinking of the UK as its staunchest reliable ally (Israel is not precisely reliable...) ~ and yes, there should be some economic/influence quid pro quo - he genuinely believes in the 'Special Relationship' - he is a very moral person, and believes that it is the duty of the superpower(s) to enforce world order and punish evil: so he is more, not less, interventionist than Shrub. He may not agree with whatever reasoning Shrub has (connection to 11 Sep? Puh-lease) but if he agrees with the end, then... - he sees additional power for Britain if it's seen as doing the thinking for Shrub, and/or as the way to get a rational response: and that's the only way Britain keeps anything like the influence it used to have when it really did rule 1/3rd of the world directly by force of arms... - internal politics (wrongfoots the Tories, they can't disagree so easily as they're currently nearly as RW as Shrub) - Blair's good at spotting winners and doesn't think Saddam will win this war My answer is -- all of the above. And don't rule out that he may just like the US. I don't think he's into personal wealth, that's a Tory thing. That's one slur I don't think is relevant here.