"It means, in no uncertain terms, that more Brits support the War in Iraq than not."
--Can't say that I agree with you there. Most Brits were voting on domestic issues, and Labor has done an excellent job with the economy. I'll mention that their fiscal management does NOT involve tax cuts for the wealthy while funding a war...go figure. I think the decline we saw in Labor majority was an effect of the Iraq war, but that more did not jump ship either because 1. They have moved on and were more concerned about domestic issues or 2. There was no true anti-war alternative since the Conservative also supported it. The LibDems were the only ones who constantly opposed it, but Kennedy isn't the best leader, and many Brits have trouble placing that party on the Political spectrum.
I think its incredibly naive to say Blair was reelected b/c of support for the Iraq war when polls indicate otherwise and there are so many other factors at play.
Well, if most other people are saying his majority declined due to the war, then it obviously had something to do with his win.
Those were probably the people who felt so strongly about that one issue, they could no longer support him in spite of the good he's done. Most people, however are not one issue voters. Of course, there's no way of knowing for sure, but that seems logical enough to me given voting behavior in the US.
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