ALL HAIL THE WELL-INTENTIONED POWERS!:
ALL HAIL THE WELL-INTENTIONED POWERS!: I’m sure leaders in Paris and Moscow must be beaming with pride at the Iraqi response to the proposed British compromise at the Security Council: “Iraqi newspapers were gloating over the turmoil [at the UN]. ‘It is obvious that Bush and Blair have lost the round before it starts, while ...
ALL HAIL THE WELL-INTENTIONED POWERS!: I'm sure leaders in Paris and Moscow must be beaming with pride at the Iraqi response to the proposed British compromise at the Security Council: "Iraqi newspapers were gloating over the turmoil [at the UN]. 'It is obvious that Bush and Blair have lost the round before it starts, while we, along with well-intentioned powers in the world, have won it,' the popular daily Babil, owned Saddam's son Odai, said in a front-page editorial. [emphasis added] 'Blair's future is at stake now, and his downfall will be a harsh lesson in Britain's political history,' it said." The Washington Post has the story as well. Here's a link to the English-language version of Babil. If I were Tony Blair, I'd just repeat that last clause during question time at the House of Commons and dare anyone to speak in opposition.
ALL HAIL THE WELL-INTENTIONED POWERS!: I’m sure leaders in Paris and Moscow must be beaming with pride at the Iraqi response to the proposed British compromise at the Security Council: “Iraqi newspapers were gloating over the turmoil [at the UN]. ‘It is obvious that Bush and Blair have lost the round before it starts, while we, along with well-intentioned powers in the world, have won it,‘ the popular daily Babil, owned Saddam’s son Odai, said in a front-page editorial. [emphasis added] ‘Blair’s future is at stake now, and his downfall will be a harsh lesson in Britain’s political history,’ it said.” The Washington Post has the story as well. Here’s a link to the English-language version of Babil. If I were Tony Blair, I’d just repeat that last clause during question time at the House of Commons and dare anyone to speak in opposition.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
More from Foreign Policy

Saudi-Iranian Détente Is a Wake-Up Call for America
The peace plan is a big deal—and it’s no accident that China brokered it.

The U.S.-Israel Relationship No Longer Makes Sense
If Israel and its supporters want the country to continue receiving U.S. largesse, they will need to come up with a new narrative.

Putin Is Trapped in the Sunk-Cost Fallacy of War
Moscow is grasping for meaning in a meaningless invasion.

How China’s Saudi-Iran Deal Can Serve U.S. Interests
And why there’s less to Beijing’s diplomatic breakthrough than meets the eye.