American Ally: Tony Blair and the War on Terror

by Con Coughlin

American Ally is the definitive account of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's support for the United States in the War on Terror. Drawing on his exclusive access to the key players at the White House and Downing Street, Con Coughlin explains what led Blair to risk his political career for a cause that he truly believed in. Just as Bob Woodward called on insiders to analyze George W. Bush in Bush at War , Coughlin now calls on his own experience and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060731265
• ISBN13: 9780060731267
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Brings up excellent now rather forgotten points

Like how Blair and Clinton handled Desert Fox in the late 1990's. This (for those who don't recall) was when the UK and US both sent planes over Iraq and knocked out suspected areas that were considered dangerous to international security. Author Coughlin explains very well what a deadlock this ended up being for the UK and USA in terms of keeping post-Desert Storm Iraq a safe-place for the Middle East and in fact the entire world. This book also is a testament to how deadly Saddam became after Desert Storm like as it reports how in the late 1990's Saddam was considered by Forbes magazine to be one of the five wealthiest men on earth with a personal fortune of around 5 billion dollars! And that is just the money he personally had. Iraq had lots more from oil sales. Clearly Saddam had to be taken out by George W. Bush before Saddam became so wealthy the Iraqi leader was unstoppable. Read the rest of the book for more great, important details.