Something's gotta give.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3681641.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3660529.stm

Bush and Blair's Middle Eastern policy is coming under increasing fire. Do you think that they'll survive their next elections? Personally, I think Bush is in more trouble than Blair, mainly because the Democrats are actually an effective opposition. Labour will probably still win the next general election, but will probably end up losing a load of seats to the Lib Dems and the Tories. So, with the 'Big Three' remaining coalition countries (US, UK, Australia) coming up for general elections by the end of this year, can those who supported the Iraq war cling to power?

NB// This is NOT a thread about whether you think the war was justified/whether Bush's/Blair's/Howard's policies are the right ones. It's about that the world political scene will look like eight months or so from now.

Well, I sincerely hope Bush to get kicked out of the office...but you know how things work in democracy, just do some populist movements such as taking a turkey to Iraq in Thanksgiving day, use a little demagogy here, a little demagogy there, call everyone who is not with you a terrorist, fill the streets with your smiling face and tell people what they want to hear.

No, I'm not saying the democrats never do demagogy, I really don't know because I don't get their speeches here, but I guess they do, everyone does. But hey, I kinda not hate Kerry so much.

As for Blair, well, I don't know much about his oposition, but if it's Thatcher's party...uh...he'd better win before they decide to privatize anything that may still be public in UK.

Well, Aznar left the goverment, now I hope the others follow. It would be nice.

Bush rather consistently does well in the polls. You tend to hear on TV and read on the internet about the people screaming in opposition, but there ARE a ton of people who support him too. I think he has a very good chance of re-election. But who knows. If we knew what the people wanted, there'd be no need for a vote.

I think with these photos being released about the prisoners and the US army, public opinion might swing against Bush when it comes to the war. Problem is, no matter who is in charge, we're in too deep to pull out. There's no simple answer here, I'd warrant.

Take care all.