Philosopy
14-09-2006, 22:45
Former US President Jimmy Carter has said he believes Britain wasted a strong voice in the forming of US/UK common foreign policy.
Mr Carter told Newsnight: "I have been really disappointed in the apparent subservience of the British government's policies related to many of the serious mistakes that have been originated in Washington."
Mr Carter, an opponent of the US-led war in Iraq, added: "No matter what kind of radical or ill-advised policy was proposed from the White House, it seems to me that almost automatically the government of Great Britain would adopt the same policy without exerting its influence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5346976.stm
Is the President right? Could/should Blair have done more, and if so, what? Would it be fair to lay the blame for Iraq on the doorstep of Number 10, not the White House?
Mr Carter told Newsnight: "I have been really disappointed in the apparent subservience of the British government's policies related to many of the serious mistakes that have been originated in Washington."
Mr Carter, an opponent of the US-led war in Iraq, added: "No matter what kind of radical or ill-advised policy was proposed from the White House, it seems to me that almost automatically the government of Great Britain would adopt the same policy without exerting its influence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5346976.stm
Is the President right? Could/should Blair have done more, and if so, what? Would it be fair to lay the blame for Iraq on the doorstep of Number 10, not the White House?