U.S. relationship with Britain is strained

War in Iraq is taking its toil on the longstanding "special relationship."

A day after a high-level U.S. commission heavily criticized America's current strategy in Iraq, President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair talked U.S./U.K. involvement in Iraq at the White House. After their meeting, Bush announced that America and Britain will continue standing together to try bringing peace to Iraq. But the past year in Iraq has left many, especially the British, asking how much influence the British government actually has over the Bush administration, if any. It seems like the longstanding historic "special relationship" between the two countries is reaching its end.