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Well, the Poodle is now in a position to continue to screw things up in the Middle East:

Tony Blair has been appointed as envoy for the Quartet group of Middle East negotiators after he stepped down as Britain's prime minister.

Members of the group - the United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia - confirmed the position on Wednesday.

The decision came after Russia agreed to drop its reservations over the appointment.

With Bush calling the shots and the Poodle executing them, we can be sure that the Middle East will remain a boiling cauldron of hatred for the foreseeable future. Too bad the Ruskies caved on this one.