I think most Brits would dispute that "singlehandedly" statement.
Legolas Send a noteboard - 22/10/2012 11:17:59 PM
My guess is US policy, specifically the Iraq war, hurt our British standing. Using 911 as a pretext to invade a country that had nothing to do with 911 hurt our standing everywhere, but we had more ground to lose in the UK. Romney did not help when he showed up for the Olympics telling them they were running it all wrong and Al Qaeda would murder them all. Yet the Iraq war singlehandedly brought down the previously very popular Blair government, and that is very revealing.
It's not as if Blair was doing everything else right.
Britain, the U.S's tenth closest ally.
- 22/10/2012 10:17:25 PM
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As well ask how France ranks so highly.
- 22/10/2012 11:13:00 PM
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I think most Brits would dispute that "singlehandedly" statement.
- 22/10/2012 11:17:59 PM
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I admit I am not British, but have never heard him criticized for anything unrelated to Iraq.
- 22/10/2012 11:43:56 PM
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Iraq speeded up the end of his time on office and the tide of public opinio turning against him
- 22/10/2012 11:53:41 PM
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Iraq seems like the touchstone, or at least the catalyst, as it has been for so many things.
- 23/10/2012 01:26:44 AM
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I think thats slightly unfair to say Labour was brought down as well
- 23/10/2012 02:09:43 AM
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Hasslehoff.
- 22/10/2012 11:59:51 PM
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We refuse to stay on that list of they vote for the Mormon anyway *NM*
- 23/10/2012 12:50:06 PM
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"Americans" vs. "America"
- 23/10/2012 04:25:49 PM
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The blog says "Americans", but if you click through to the source of the poll itself ...
- 23/10/2012 04:30:38 PM
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In that case, the whole thing is flawed and therefore useless and pointless. *NM*
- 23/10/2012 04:34:32 PM
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