Quote Originally Posted by PanzerJager
You should finish what you start. No one held a gun to any British person's head and made them join in.
Funny you should say that. In a sense, Mr Bush held a gun to everyone's head in 2001 when he declared that whoever is not with him is against him. I believe the main reason why Mr Blair decided to go along with the American invasion (even though he knew full well that the official motivation was fake) was to try and exert some moderating influence on the Americans and prevent them from becoming an all-out rogue state on the international scene.

I also believe he deeply regrets that decision because things haven't worked out as he foresaw. But that is educated conjecture, based upon testimony of people who worked closely with Mr Blair in the past three years.

What is important is that the decicion was regrettable and the Brits now have to make the best of a failed campaign. Basra is turning into a militant Shiite stronghold under their very hands. They have been feeding the Shiite tiger cubs for years and now they have grown big enough to swallow the Brits.