I read that his speechwriters were putting together a major speech for him and decided, semi-jokingly, that it should start, "My fellow Americans...."


>I thought Tony was American.
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>>I'm afraid the "eye" is a N. American thing only :-) like EYE-ran, EYE-raq. But I think Tony Blair has been listening to his ally so much lately that the other day, on a news interview, I swear I heard HIM say EYE-raq, or somewhere in between the two, like IR-raq.