He did pacify Ireland

There's not much to say about Tony Blair's departure. But while Iraq will always be the damned spot on his legacy, the moment when he should have the sense to go with humility was his decision to hitch his wagon to George Bush's support of Israel's disastrous invasion of Lebanon. The ironies pile on. It's not just that a majority of Israelis are now disgusted with that war, but that their 60 year old country showed the the Coalition of the Willing, with its boasts about centuries of democratic tradition, how to handle a botched war. You produce damning reports, quickly, and people lose their jobs. Maybe hope does spring eternal and Gordon will surprise us.