Recalling Cromwell’s statement to the Rump Parliament in 1653 – repeated, with such wisdom, by Leo Amery to Chamberlain in 1940, we all say to “aussie tony”: “You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, & let us have done with you. In the name of God, go.”

‘After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, assumed a high moral position in the Arab-Muslim world with eloquent speeches in support of Afghanis, the cause of the Palestinians and stability and democracy in the Middle East, bringing him much kudos.

However, it all evaporated with his unwavering support of the US-led invasion of Iraq, backing Israel and the US over Lebanon and the failure to make any difference to the plight of Palestinians. He may now be remembered as one who made mistakes similar to those of one of his conservative predecessors, Sir Anthony Eden, who tried to reshape the Middle East with the Suez War of 1956, but who ended up in disrepute.

Blair's partnership with the Bush Administration and his strong backing of Israel have supported a very narrow, radical neo-conservative agenda in the Middle East, exacerbating conditions for wider instability in the region.

Despite his repeated assertion that he has acted in the interest of those values that could make the world a better and safer place, he is widely perceived in the Muslim Middle East as more combative than nuanced in his approach.’

Blair's Legacy On Middle East A Dark Stain - Just Like Eden's Debacle

A drive for global domination has put us in greater danger

Moral authority, which is our greatest source of strength, has been recklessly put at risk by this wilful president

Al Gore
Thursday May 24, 2007
The Guardian

The pursuit of "dominance" in foreign policy led the Bush administration to ignore the UN, to do serious damage to our most important alliances, to violate international law, and to cultivate the hatred and contempt of many in the rest of the world. The seductive appeal of exercising unconstrained unilateral power led this president to interpret his powers under the constitution in a way that brought to life the worst nightmare of the founders. Any policy based on domination of the rest of the world not only creates enemies for the US and recruits for al-Qaida, but also undermines the international cooperation that is essential to defeating terrorists who wish to harm and intimidate America. Instead of "dominance", we should be seeking pre-eminence in a world where nations respect us and seek to follow our leadership and adopt our values.