The Accidental American: Tony Blair and the Presidency
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (737 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586482572 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair was regarded as something of a maverick in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Bush's plan to topple Saddam Hussein. Still, The Accidental American is a valuable look at one of the more fascinating and important figures in modern global politics. He broke ranks with the majority of his own Labour Party in England, as well as the prevailing opinion among European leaders, to support George W. The Accidental American focuses heavily on the hours and days following the 9/11 attacks, detailing the urgency Blair felt reacting to the crisis and along the way providing candid (and newsmaking) glimpses inside the corridors of power, such as Colin Powell's characterization of the Dick Cheney-Donald Rumsfeld-Paul Wo
Useful account of Blair's links with Bush William Podmore James Naughtie, the Today presenter, has written a useful account of Blair's links with the USA, particularly with Bush and his colleagues. Naughtie recalls that when he asked Pentagon insider Richard Perle what came next after Afghanistan, Perle replied, "The really important thing is that there is a next."So, in January 2002, Bush set the timetable for invading Iraq and told Blair. Blair then promised to join Bush's war, secretly changing government policy from peace to war, without telling anybo
An award-winning political journalist shows what the passionate and puzzling relationship between Tony Blair and America reveals about our two countries and our disordered world Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair is the most popular foreign leader in the United States, and one whose support for America has made him widely reviled at home. Though Blair has been feted by Congress and is beloved by the White House, his real beliefs about America remain almost unknown. In the tumult of a presidential election year, this book provides a revelatory portrait of a master politician and revelatory insights into the politics and character of our own country.. In The Accidental American, the first book about Blair written specifically for American readers, he explores how a politician swept to power by a party once avowedly socialist came to make common cause with American neo-conservatives; and became the gatekeeper between America and Western Europe. Naughtie has watched Blair close-up for many years and has many contacts inside his circle of friends and advisors. Why did Blair become such an object of fascination here? What are Democrats to make of their old friend's attachment to Bush? In a Europe profoundly skeptical about a new American imperialism, why did Blair decide to face resolutely west across the Atlantic? To James Naughtie, a renowned Brit