Via the BBC: Blair becomes Middle East envoy:
Tony Blair is to become a Middle East envoy working on behalf of the US, Russia, the UN and the EU.The announcement comes just hours after he stood down as UK prime minister and shortly before he is expected to quit as a Member of Parliament.
Man, shouldn’t the guy be allowed to take a nap or something between retiring from one job and getting another?
Seriously, I am surprised by this, insofar as I continue to wonder if he will be well received in the region.
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Well, this is the man that made me embarrassed to tell people that I’m British.
I cannot be sure what his performance will be like. I imagine he will try and clear his name to the extent that such is possible and that he’ll always be more “successful” than Wolfie was at the World Bank. Of course, it is not the first time that war criminals get given important diplomatic or political jobs in the Middle East.
I’d say it was the perfect choice: you seem to forget whose side we are on… He will be well received by the people that matter, the people with names. Who cares what the untermenschen think?
Regards.
Comment by james — Wednesday, June 27, 2024 @ 2:03 pm
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