PrintAugust 2, 2007
Gordon Brown, Blairite?
Tony Blair's successor as British prime minister has now signaled very clearly that he intends to follow Blair's dual foreign policy: First, pursue the alliance with America in the war on terror, and at the same time surrender more British sovereignty to the European Union. Gordon Brown just praised President Bush for his vigorous actions against the terror threat. Fox News reported that: "the new British leader said the world is indebted to the United States for taking the lead in the fight against terrorism. Brown said he would use his visit to strengthen what Britain considers its 'most important bilateral relationship'"London and Washington are focused on 'the biggest single and immediate challenge the world has to defeat: global terrorism,' Brown told reporters traveling with him."That is positive news for the Atlantic alliance, which has been in deep trouble because of the past Franco-German effort to drive a wedge between America and Britain under Jacques...(Read Full Article)
