John,

You can utterly despise what Tony Blair has done to the UK and still consider he’s right on Iraq; see ConservativeHome, for example.

I’m also far less sanguine than Andrew about the prospect of Blair going before a proper Tory alternative is ready to take over (even Cameron is nowhere near an election-winning lead in the polls). Anyone from Labour who replaced him is likely to be much worse for the UK and less of a good ally to the US. The worst of both worlds. Like it or not, Tony Blair is the best on offer at the moment. Permit me if I shed a tear for my country at what that means.