Tony Blair said Thursday he would step down as prime minister on June 27, closing a decade of power in which he fostered peace in Northern Ireland and followed the United States to a war in Iraq that cost him much of his popularity.It's about time. Under Blair the UK has slipped further into a police state, a watched society with cameras literally on every corner. They followed the US into a pointless war at huge cost, and alienation for much of the world. In their "War on Terror" they've done a great job at creating outrage in much of the world, and providing even more reason to join a terrorist organization. Just proving we really are what "they" say we are.
To Blair's credit, I do believe he acted with good intentions, and did what he thought was right for his country. Unlike the Bush administration, who I believed coldly calculated (though still bungled) what they thought was best for them selves and their close personal allies, ignoring the cost to the country or the rest of the world.
Before the war I liked and respected Tony Blair. He seemed a good leader heading in the right direction, but his choices since 2001 have been very poor. It was a sad turn for what could have been such a great legacy.
Hopefully Britain can put it's self back on track, and stop blindly following the destructive lead of the US.
Now we just need Bush to do that same. As if that would ever happen.
