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kerrygoddess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 03:23 PM
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The Rise and Fall of the Bush and Blair Empire
The Rise and Fall of the Bush and Blair Empire
May 26th, 2006 @ 1:08 pm

Remember the Fall of the Roman Empire? Here we are thousands of years later and we’re in the midst of witnessing the Fall of the Bush and Blair Empire. Last night’s admission of missteps on Iraq by the dictator duo, was yet another step in the descent of the pair that brought us a war based on lies.

President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair once bestrode the globe as powerful leaders who spoke boldly of bringing democracy to the Middle East. Now, dragged down by popular discontent over their adventure in Iraq, both have reached the lowest point of their careers.


As the Economist magazine put it earlier this month, the Bush-Blair partnership has become the “axis of feeble.”


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ginnyinWI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-26-06 08:45 PM
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1. failing miserably will do that to ya.
I fault * more than Blair, who was basically dragged along for the ride.
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