Tony Blair's speech today regarding his "controversial" foreign policy was little more than further, and wholly unnecessary, proof that he is the most arrogant prime minister this country has ever had bar none.Taking a leaf out of George W Bush's book, he addressed the world in front of a safe audience aboard a warship. The main content was the same as it has been since September the 12th 2001: the world faces a new threat and if we don't act we will regret it.He continued by reaffirming that he wanted "for us as a nation to be as willing (as the USA) to fight terrorism and pay the cost of that fight wherever it may be". Of course his use of "us" is utterly erroneous. Opinion polls have consistently shown that as a nation we are not willing to partake in this endless dirty war. What's more few of us that have anything to lose are willing to pay the cost. It is almost unheard of for families of soldiers killed to be able to speak of the pride they have in the cause their kin died for. And Blair has shown himself to be utterly cowardly. Any personal risks posed through independent and far reaching inquiries, awkward questions, or the mounting evidence of serious mismanagement are avoided like the plague. And all he has to lose is his pride (and the all important place in history).Indeed the "blood price" is only paid by the minority of the armed forces who are killed or maimed, and by those who know them. The machismo pride and ego trip, not to mention the historical notoriety, of being a wartime leader, seems to be what is really driving Blair.Of course none of this is possible without a friendly press and a mortally wounded BBC. No expert on Middle Eastern affairs or counter-terrorism will tell you that the war on Iraq was a constructive or relevant part of the so called "War on Terror". Blair is of course well aware of this, and to refer to Iraq quite blatantly in a "War on Terror" speech is clearly dishonest. How long will his legacy taint us all? del.icio.us tags: blair, speech, warming, iraq