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 ...

By , 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.

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

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