I will preface my view by restating that I am not a Christian and I am emphatically against the invasion of Iraq.

But, I support Blair's choice to pray before making his decision. The main reasons I oppose the war are spiritual, humane, or altruistic, not necessarily practical. If Blair's way to search his conscience was to pray, then he should, rather than coldly making such a terrifying decision based only on logic, pragmatism, or monetary gain.

It's unfortunate that he came to the conclusion that he did, but he searched his soul, and I admire that. I agree, however, with Ms. Gentle when she said that a good Christian would not be for the war. Blair made a serious and fateful mistake. If I may use the Judeo-Christian concept of sin: a man who prays and then sins is still a sinner.

On the other hand, if Bush really did say that God told him to attack Iraq, that is just sickening. Mass murderers and serial killers have used similar justification. Maybe Bush feels he is some kind of prophet or something.

After reading the article, it did not seem that Blair said the same thing.