After all those years of firm support when everyone else thought Bush was embarking on a failed plan to invade Iraq and supporting Bush at every turn, Blair gets sand kicked in his face in front of the world. It seemed like only yesterday that Blair was hinting at positive change from Bush (oh, it was just yesterday) but as predicted, Bush hates change and simply does not negotiate with anyone. So in this final major meeting, Blair has proven himself once again to be a foolish poodle, played once again by Bush. How does someone with as much brainpower as Blair get manipulated so often by a guy like Bush?
In a setback to Mr Blair's hopes of securing a major breakthrough on climate change before he leaves office, James Connaughton, the head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, said the US was "not prepared" to back the 50 per cent reduction proposed by Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor and summit host.Sounds pretty similar to what we've been hearing for years from Bush.
He said the US did not believe the G8 should be the forum for setting targets, telling reporters: "There is significant agreement that those should be established on a national basis, and the only area of disagreement is that the G8 should dictate the national policies of its members."
