Tony Blair has stepped down as prime minister of Great Britain:
Blair submitted his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II during a 25-minute closed-door meeting at Buckingham Palace. With his wife, Cherie, he waved to reporters and then traveled to his constituency in northern England, where he is expected to quit as a lawmaker to take up his post with the Quartet of Mideast peace mediators.
Brown, a 56-year-old Scot known for his often stern demeanor, beamed as he was applauded by Treasury staff before heading with his wife, Sarah, to the palace to be confirmed as prime minister.
I was convinced that President Bush and Prime Minister Blair had resolved to defeat the Iranian mullah nuclear threat together. I thought it would be an attempt at regime change. Apparently not. The dots I thought I saw were not connected.
Unless this means something (tip to Instapundit):
Unrest sparked by government gas rationing continued all night. The rioting, mainly in Tehran, but also in other cities, spread beyond the gas stations to government banks and government-run supermarkets, which were ransacked by ordinary people. It took hours for security forces to gain control and some forces fled the scene to safety.
Perhaps the mullahs are paranoid enough. But we've seen unrest before and the mullahs have remained.
I may have to conclude that we really are prepared to just let the mullahs proceed on their merry way toward a nuclear future and hope for the best.
Yes indeed, lovely decade we're having here.
