Letters From A Tory Daily views on British politics and the Conservative Party from a centre-right thinker who writes letters on his blog to politicians, journalists and many others.

“What would Margaret Thatcher have done? I think she would have insisted on a coherent diplomatic and political strategy.”
- Sir Christopher Meyer, then British Ambassador to the US, speaking to the Iraq Inquiry about Tony Blair’s meeting with President Bush at his Texas ranch in 2002, which Sir Christopher claims was probably the turning point when [...]

Dear Tony Blair,
As your bid to become EU President stumbled in a very public fashion, I wondered whether European leaders were nervous about the impending inquiry into the Iraq War.  Yesterday’s revelations in the Sunday Telegraph that military commanders are expected to tell the inquiry that the invasion was ill-conceived and that preparations were sabotaged by [...]

I was delighted to see that, on the same day Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States, George Bush was already being wiped off the map – literally.

Dear George Bush,
Watching your last ever press conference as President was a strange affair.  Coupled with the unbridled joy that in a few days time you will out of our lives forever was the nagging feeling that you still don’t get it.  After everything that you have said and done, you were there fighting to [...]

As we experience an unprecedented era of global economic turmoil and spend time with our often unpredictable and slightly weird families over the Christmas period, it is wonderful to see that some things never change – like George Bush being an idiot.

I don’t know about you but I thoroughly enjoyed watching journalist Durgham Zaidi lob both his shoes at George W Bush during his swansong press conference in Iraq.  If this incident brought a smile to your face as well, perhaps you would like to HAVE A GO YOURSELF?

Dear George Bush,
Finally, it has hit you - for the first time in eight years, you will be a ‘nobody’.  In a matter of weeks, you will be leaving the White House to be replaced by someone of a wholly different political mindset.  You could, of course, deal with this news in a mature, dignified and respectable [...]

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“Ah heck, this is just too god darn complicated”

And here’s what they didn’t want you to see…

Gordon Brown gets a rough ride in the press these days as it is, but he really brought it on himself this time.  Zero sympathy.

“One of the untold stories of Iraq is that we explored the diplomacy a lot.  We all wanted to solve this ‘disclose, disarm, or face serious consequences’ in a diplomatic fashion. After all, I went to the United Nations security council.”
- George Bush, who has evidently forgotten how he ignored the UN and the weapons [...]

In times of crisis, with international peace and the lives of thousands of soldiers and civilians at stake, it is heartening to know that George W Bush is willing to do whatever it takes and sacrifice whatever he must to ensure that the war against terror is won.

When the world is facing financial meltdown and on the verge of a food crisis that threatens to destroy millions of lives around the globe, it is comforting to see George W Bush taking everything so seriously.

One wonders what 2009 holds for both nations as new Presidents take office.  Will the world be a better or worse place without these two figureheads?

“Hey, look here, I found me some Arab women who don’t cover their face!”

Dear President Bush,
The loss of support you have suffered from the American public in 2007 will not have escaped your attention and your sparse media coverage in the last few months is partly a result of this.  Yourself and Tony Blair have turned your attention to the Israel-Palestine conflict with some vigour over the past [...]

Well, you can’t blame the poor kid, can you.
(from Reuters)

Dear George Bush,
The continued presence of your military in Iraq is a sensitive issue for many reasons.  Not only do you have to contend with the violence aimed at your troops from within the country, nations surrounding Iraq have a key role to play in your efforts as well.  This goes a long way to explaining [...]

Dear George Bush,
It is well documented that you often have a little trouble with your words, but your inability to define and make progress in your ‘war on terror’ continues to be your achilles heel.  ETA have just released a statement to remind everyone of their violent nature as they intend to “strike at Spanish state structures [...]