Return Of Teh Blair | 10 comments (10 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

maybe it's in recognition (4.00 / 6)

of his brilliant success as the Middle East Peace negotiations in the past year.

Oh wait.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Tue Apr 7th, 2009 at 09:38:49 AM EST

Re: maybe it's in recognition (4.00 / 4)

Blair steps up fight to be crowned first 'President of EU' - Europe, World - The Independent

Mr Blair will have spent two years in the Middle East role by July, giving him a legitimate opportunity to claim he has devoted enough time to the job.

Right?

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Apr 7th, 2009 at 09:46:23 AM EST
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Re: maybe it's in recognition (none / 1)

Look how the article ends:

Mr Blair will have spent two years in the Middle East role by July, giving him a legitimate opportunity to claim he has devoted enough time to the job.
But critics will say Mr Blair has failed to make any significant breakthrough. There is also little chance of progress towards the two-state solution under the new hardline Israeli government led by Binyamin Netanyahu.
In a sign that Mr Blair's mind is on an exit from the Middle East, he said in Brussels: "I think the next six months will be completely critical in determining whether this process will move forward or whether it will slip back. I do believe that if there is not significant progress in the year 2009, the peace process will be in very great jeopardy, because there are decisions that have to be taken."

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Apr 7th, 2009 at 09:46:27 AM EST
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