“Europe does not yet know what kind of foreign policy it wants,” you say in connection with the ongoing debate about who should be the first president of the European Council, assuming that the Lisbon Treaty is ratified at long last (“Unwelcome, President Blair,” August 1, 2009). Together with Felipe Ganzáles of Spain, Paavo Lipponen of Finland, and Wolfgang Schüssel of Austria, Tony Blair is in the running for the lofty post. The vociferous opposition to the latter focuses on his rôle in Iraq. That is, on his subservience to George Bush. But this is clearly Blair’s greatest advantage under the circumstances. Contrary to what you say, Europe already knows perfectly well what kind of foreign policy it wants because of its subservient position of long standing in relation to America. All other options are nothing but fantasy. And who better to lead the club than Bush’s erstwhile poodle?!