Blair visiting troops "to raise morale". What a treat for them! Their little faces must have lit up with Christmas joy.
Would your morale be raised by a visit from that slippery lunatic? They were probably hoping for the Spice Girls, or TV funnyman Eddie Izzard. He packs them off to some pitsville desert to get shot at, then expects them to be pleased to see him. The Prime Minister, that is, not Eddie Izzard.
It probably raised Blair's morale, at least. There are few things he enjoys more than haring around in helicopters, making mad speeches. The big majnoon.
