Bush Fiddles While The World Warms

Heather Hamilton and Sam Stein

July 11, 2005

Heather Hamilton is Vice President of Programs and Sam Stein is the Edward Rawson Communications Fellow at Citizens for Global Solutions, a grassroots membership organization dedicated to bringing nations together and strengthening democratic global institutions.

One would have excused Prime Minister Tony Blair if he had refocused the G8 Summit on the issue of terrorism following Thursday's tragic bombings in London. But the fact that he didn't is as significant as any agreement that came out of the meetings.

In remaining steadfast to his G8 agenda, Prime Minister Blair reaffirmed the importance of international cooperation on issues beyond the obviously deserving fight against terror. Now more than ever, Blair's actions suggested, we must work together to solve all, not some, of those problems facing humanity that no nation can solve alone.