He told the Commons that a US dominated regime would be only temporary.
And in a rare show of defiance against Washington the Government warned it would not tolerate action against Syria or Iran.
US hawks want to impose an interim administration on Iraq with former American generals running Ministries. But the Government insisted that US officials should be only advisers.
He said Britain would work for a UN resolution "endorsing" the interim government but remained vague on the timetable.
This is vintage Blair. During Prime Minister's questions before the conflict he insisted that the U.N. would have to pass another resolution before we went to war. We never even submitted one. Blair has taken over for Colin Powell as the "good cop."
Outside the Commons Foreign Secretary Jack Straw claimed the Americans agreed the UN must back an interim government.
Mr Straw also made it clear that Britain would not back any US attack on Syria or Iran - accused of aiding Saddam in a new bout of sabre rattling by US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
I don't buy any of it. We can't leave a vacuum in Iraq. We are either going to take down Iran or we're going to occupy Iraq for a long time. Iran has always been more dangerous, and paradoxically more ready for democracy. Bush named them as part of the axis of evil, and it would make little sense to forget about them now. Straw and Blair are representing the “cooler heads” but it’s an act. Once we take down Iraq, the administration will present its case for eliminating Iran and Britain will follow.
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