Blair may not become EU president: NYT 10/30/09

So it looks like Tony Blair may not be rewarded with the Presidency of the European Union. The highly coveted position would have crowned a brilliant career that included getting Britain into the Iraq war in 2003. With Bush and Aznar from Spain, Blair repeatedly said that Sadam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction --- in fact some were poised to strike London in minutes. He was lying through his teeth, as many investigations pointed out. The war resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions of lives destroyed, and the squandering of billions of dollars that could have gone for education, health care, development, you name it -- scars that won't heal for generations. And Blair wanted to the President of the European Union!!! The other face of arrogance is contempt for others. No doubt that Mr Blair, known in England as Bush's lap dog, simply despises us common folk. He should have followed his master (now a motivational speaker???!!!***) and Aznar and quietly withdraw into the toilet of history. He refused and so he was flushed away!