If Tony Blair regretted the timing of his appearance before Congress, he showed no sign of it as he give a typically polished performance, displaying his signature belief in his own ability to persuade others and bring differing sides together.
Blair gave a polished performance in front of Congress
The unusual invitation to speak to a Joint Session of Congress came soon after the war ended, when it looked set to be a victory lap of the US capital.
But by the time the big day came round, both Washington and London found themselves mired in a row over misleading intelligence in the build-up to war as well as an increasingly complicated and costly occupation of Iraq.
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***** Take a good look at your dems, cheering to a good case of the Rhetorics, Hello... Mr. Blair...Hello.....Could you please realate some recent events to that Bullshit your selling????? **********