Blair-Aznar undermine Convention's potential

The current Iraq crisis has neatly displayed Europe's inability to speak with a common voice. Blair and Aznar have been some of those heads of state who have driven in the wedges and created the splits of the past few weeks and now, with the publication of their joint paper, they wish to perpetuate Europe's lack of unanimity.

The current Europe of states, dominated by the Council, has failed to speak as one on the issue of Iraq. Heads of state have spoken for themselves, not even neces...