Tony Blair

Americans, Britons Continue to Oppose Iraq War

Less than a third of respondents in the two countries are confident that a withdrawal of all U.S. forces will be achieved by the end of 2011. A large proportion of people in the United States and Britain continue to voice opposition to the conflict in Iraq and less than one third express confidence that the timetable for the end of the conflict will be met, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of representative national ... | Read More

Americans and Britons Express Little Confidence in Iraq Withdrawal by 2011

A majority of respondents in both nations agree with Tony Blair’s notion that removing Saddam Hussein was the right course of action. As the seventh anniversary of the start of the Iraq War approaches, people in the United States and Great Britain are doubtful about the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, and sizeable proportions regret the decision to launch military action in the first place, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of representative ... | Read More

Britons Expect Little Change with New European Union Structure

More than a third of respondents are “happy” that Tony Blair was bypassed for the position of European President. People in Great Britain do not believe the new structure of the European Union (EU) will lead to significant changes, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. On Nov. 19, Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was chosen as the first President of the European Council, and British Labour politician Catherine Ashton was selected as the High Representative for Common Foreign ... | Read More