Blair is the Man

He is the man! And I must say that if British people, though disgruntled by his role in Iraq war, have re-elected him they have done the right thing. Just imagine how conservatives would have acted in this situation and stereotyped every Muslim. I believe that whatever he did for Iraq was just to get rid of Saddam Hussein probably he never thought things will turn out this way. As British soldiers are providing only logistic support in Iraq so I believe that he always wanted to act in positive manner and he is still giving positive gestures.

British Muslims enlisted to battle extremism - Attacks on London - MSNBC.com: "But Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged Wednesday to open dialogue with Britain’s Muslims to tackle a “perverted and poisonous misinterpretation” of Islam.“This is not an isolated criminal act we are dealing with,” he said. “It is an extreme and evil ideology whose roots lie in a perverted and poisonous misinterpretation of the religion of Islam. ... We will seek to debate the right way forward in combatting this evil within the Muslim community with Muslim leaders and it is our intention to begin this process immediately.

In AFP news release:

Blair targets 'evil ideology' as police release image of London bombers: "'But it is a global struggle, and it is a battle of ideas, hearts and minds, both within Islam and outside it,' Blair said in his most forceful speech since the July 7 attacks.".