Jimmy Carter on Blair

Jimmy Carter is another who mistakenly thinks that Blair is just Bush's poodle in a story on the BBC.

But Mr Carter told Newsnight: "I have been really disappointed in the apparent subservience of the British government's policies related to many of the serious mistakes that have been originated in Washington."

Mr Carter, an opponent of the US-led war in Iraq, added: "No matter what kind of radical or ill-advised policy was proposed from the White House, it seems to me that almost automatically the government of Great Britain would adopt the same policy without exerting its influence.

Actually, I think his comment about the British government is pretty insulting. He is not just saying he disagrees with it's policies which is perfectly normal, but insinuates that the British government doesn't even agree with it's own stance and is too weak to do anything about it.

Why do people keep confusing agreement on the issues as subservience? If anything, watching many of Blair's answers on Prime Minister's Questions over the years shows that he is more passionate and eloquent on the subject of democracy in the Middle East than even Bush.

For me personally, it was Blair's arguments, not Bush's, for invading Iraq that convinced me that it was the right thing to do.