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“Letters: President Blair”
by The Independent - Chris Payne
October 14th, 2009

Save Europe from this American stooge

There must be millions of EU citizens who would do more for Europe than Tony Blair, if only there were some sort of democratic process to elect one of them as President. Blair never lifted a finger to lead from the front and promote the European ideal when he was Prime Minister, and so we had 10 years of stagnation on one of the critical issues of our time.

Since then, he has not exactly covered himself with glory as Middle East peace envoy, and has had to pass the job over to George Mitchell, who was also the brains behind the Northern Ireland peace process, the one success of the Blair premiership, for which Blair takes all the credit. But EU President, especially at this time, is too important a job to be handed over to this self-regarding lightweight.

The EU is on the point of an important change. The American Empire is starting to die and the EU will, slowly and surely, be taking over its role and influence. It is already happening financially as the euro emerges as the world's most reliable currency. Politically too, the EU with its "soft power" is becoming a major diplomatic force. We Europeans are, after more than 60 years, finally ridding ourselves of our dependence on and subservience to the US, a fact already recognised by serious politicians on the European mainland.

Tony Blair has shown by his record that he does not see the world this way. If appointed President, he would seek to strengthen American influence in Europe as demonstrated by his Iraq war record, his agreement to US plans for Nato expansion into eastern Europe and his support for self-interested American ambitions to have Turkey accepted into the Union.

We need a President who can be relied upon to put Europe first, and Tony Blair has shown that he will not do that. I am afraid that when (not if, I fear) he is given the job that so few of us want him to have, he will be little more than an American stooge. Why doesn't he just stay home and spend more time with his money?

Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13