I have said this many times before, but only Big Mick has really taken me up on it. Britain's foreign policy is effectively none of Tony Blair's (or any other Brit PM's) business. Things like that are decided in the White House. Blair's views on going to war or not would have had no weight either way unless Britain had undertaken the momentous step of uncoupling our foreign policy from US interests. In my view we should. However, I do not underestimate the poitical dangers of instituting an independent UK foreign policy - and picking up the bill for it. Shooting Blair for being the bearer of bad news is simply shooting the messenger. Any other British PM of my lifetime would have done exactly as he did. It is his job to do what is required - not to like it.