First it was Sullivan's Book club...now it looks like it will be Tony Blair. War is hell.

As George W. Bush moves ever closer to military action against Iraq, a key consideration to be factored into his calculations is that his staunchest ally does not end up becoming the first political casualty of the war.

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Without a second resolution, Mr. Blair may well have only a few weeks in which to save his political career. For no matter how high his standing might be in Washington, where he is now referred to in some circles as Mr. Bush's "wedding planner," at home Mr. Blair is a prime minister at bay. One needs only to visit the Commons during the weekly "Questions to the Prime Minister" to gauge the depth of hostility he faces, primarily from his own Labour backbenchers, who make no secret of their opposition to war, nor of their almost rabid anti-Americanism.

At what point does Blair start chewing his arm off in order to get away from Coyote George?