Blair's agreement with President Bush that Iraq must be disarmed even if many in his nation and elsewhere in Europe disagree will guarantee the British leader a warm welcome when the two leaders meet Friday at Camp David.
Back home, the view is different. Blair's support for Bush puzzles and disturbs many ordinary Britons, who do not see the need for war.
The governing Labor Party is left of center and scorns much of Bush's conservative agenda. Some of Blair's most senior ministers have chosen to stay quiet on Iraq amid reports the government is divided.
Despite the criticism, Blair shows no doubt about backing the United States. Britain has committed military forces to a possible strike against Iraq, sending some 30,000 troops to the Persian Gulf a quarter of its army.
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