Reuters Can Wait
Charles Johnson
Thu Jul 21, 2005 at 1:47 pm PDT • Views: 455
Al-Reuters says expectantly: London bombings fail to damage Blair … yet.
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair urged Britons to be calm and resolute after a second spate of bombings in London on Thursday, but further attacks may tarnish his image as a statesman which has won him praise.
Blair was lauded at home and abroad after bombs on London’s transport network killed more than 50 people two weeks ago.
But if Thursday’s fresh attacks, albeit smaller and taking no lives, turn out to be the start of a trend, the political flak could start to fly.
Even before the latest incidents, Blair had been forced to fend off accusations that his backing for the Iraq war has made Britain a more dangerous place.
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