Lew, if the CSIS guy who spoke to Alan Bock is right and these bombings are the work of al-Qaeda types who cut their teeth bombing US Army and Marine Corps convoys in Iraq, that will take nearly all the air out of any arguments Tony Blair can make about Europe being more secure as a result of the Anglo-American invasion and occupation of Iraq. A lot of Britons, as I understand, are already unhappy with Blair and the war. If there is an Iraq connection, I cannot imagine them putting up with a government whose actions would have clearly … Continue reading RE: The Garrison State