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"What the EU needs is someone capable of uniting disparate factions."

Exactly, and also exactly the capability that Blair does not have.

As for "knows what its like to have blood on his hands", Blair has gained about as much knowledge of that as I have from playing RTS war games. He has ordered men to their deaths, but has he ever taken the time to look honestly and unflinchingly at what he wrought? You and I might agree that Blair has blood on his hands - I very much doubt that he does. And rest assured, he firmly believes he is right.

An ability to lie is definitely a negative trait if it is used to extensively lie to oneself.

by det on Sat Jul 18th, 2009 at 10:33:12 AM EST
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As you say. In power, Tony only knows
  1. crushing all opposition (something he won't be able to as merely a de-facto permament chairman),
  2. building top-down power structures below him (something he won't be able to do either),
  3. be a nice puppy to various masters (be them the USA, Murdoch, or financial or industrial lobbies) he deems either too powerful to confront or part of an exclusive club he would like to join (something we don't need in a top EU official).

...furthermore, a warrior uniting sovereign heads of states and governments, what a ridiculous idea.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Jul 18th, 2009 at 02:34:42 PM EST
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But most of all, utterly destroying his party.

And it's a pattern. While Saint Tony has been the Extra Secret Super Special Hot Sauce Quartet Envoy to the Middle East, the Gaza situation has devolved into naked barbarism and atrocity, and Israel is - still - seriously considering an attack on Iran.

Does Europe want someone so likely to destroy the EU?

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Sun Jul 19th, 2009 at 09:10:17 PM EST
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