I envy the Brits for having Tony Blair as their leader. I remember walking the streets of West Belfast twenty-five years ago. Northern Ireland’s "troubles" seemed to be never-ending. So who could believe that one day the Protestant Rev. Ian Paisley and the Catholic former terrorist Martin McGuinness would be sharing the same government? Who could envision that one day Northern Ireland would witness the end of its bloody history? And it was the British premier, Toni Blair, with his determination, vision, religious beliefs and strong sense of humanity who made it possible.

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