Blair Hitch project: the real reason Britain's prime minister stood by Bush on Iraq.
Washington Monthly › Vol. 38 Nbr. 1-2, January 2006
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Blair Hitch project: the real reason Britain's prime minister stood by Bush on Iraq.
American Ally: Tony Blair and the White House By Con Coughlin Ecco Press, $26.95
In the spring of 1999, Tony Blair received a furious call from Bill Clinton. Policymakers in both London and Washington were concerned that the war in Kosovo was not proceeding smoothly. Disputes over ground troops and logistics had found their way, anonymously, into the British and American press. When Blair picked up the phone, Clinton lit into him, accusing the prime minister of not adequately controlling the leakers in his own administration. The episode rather surprised the new premier, who had been enjoying a rapport with the second-term president. But t...See the full content of this document
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