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Grimes, Bridget. "Keep Your Friends Close?: Bush, Blair, and the War in Iraq" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar 05, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p69866_index.html>

Grimes, B. A. , 2005-03-05 "Keep Your Friends Close?: Bush, Blair, and the War in Iraq" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p69866_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Much has been said and written about the war in Iraq and its effects on not only U.S. domestic politics but also transatlantic relations. A particularly striking phenomenon is the continued closeness of the U.S.-British relationship in light of all the turmoil that has surrounded not only the war but the actions of these two key players. Indeed, each seems steadfastly, defiantly supportive of the actions of the other, at least when regarding the words and actions of the two leaders, President Bush and Prime Minister Blair. This is curious for several reasons: (1) it runs so strikingly counter to U.S. relations with other allies in Europe and elsewhere; (2) Blair was particularly close with Clinton, making his alliance with Bush (with whom he had little in common at their awkward first meeting) that much more compelling; and (3) Blair stood by Bush and Washington's policy in Iraq in spite of the erosion of his support at home in Britain. How, then, can one account for this intriguingly steadfast alliance? Can one detect patterns when compared to British-American relations during other times of crisis? Is this Bush-Blair friendship simply anomalous, or has the post-September 11 world necessitated a further tightening of an already close alliance? If the latter, then why did such a tightening not occur between the U.S. and other states as significantly as with Britain? I hope to address these questions with an eye to how domestic politics influence alliances and thus international relations.

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