Debt relief

I always wondered why Tony Blair supported the US in the War in Iraq. Could it be that Britain supported the war in Iraq on the condition that the US would later back Blair’s debt relief agenda? I’m not saying this is what I think, but it is an interesting possibility. I know I’m not the only one who thought Blair’s support for the Iraq war was out of character and not entirely in keeping with Labour policy. I’ve written on this topic before, saying that before Blair can pursue the noble causes of third world debt relief and climate change, two conditions would have to be met. Firstly Labour would need to be re-elected and secondly Blair would have to win over the other members of the G8, notably the Americans. Well, the first condition has certainly been met, and it looks increasingly likely that the second has also been met. I await the G8 meeting in Scotland next month with interest.