Carter lashes out at Blair
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Tony Blair's lack of leadership and timid subservience to George W Bush lie behind the ongoing crisis in Iraq and the worldwide threat of terrorism, according to the former American president Jimmy Carter.
"I have been surprised and extremely disappointed by Tony Blair's behaviour," he told The Sunday Telegraph.
"I think that more than any other person in the world the Prime Minister could have had a moderating influence on Washington - and he has not. I really thought that Tony Blair, who I know personally to some degree, would be a constraint on President Bush's policies towards Iraq." Compliant and subservient: Jimmy Carter's explosive critique of Tony Blair by John Preston and Melissa Kite
Mark Alexander
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I certainly agree with former President Carter that Tony Blair is a lightweight. But before going further, we should make clear that while President Carter was likely the most decent person to be in the White House for many years; at the same time, he was the most pathetic and incompetent president the US has had in generations primarily because he is an engineer who could not appropriately delegate. In short, he was a dismal failure as a president. Therefore, he should probably keep his mouth shut....
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