这可能是对美国领导的对伊战争做出的反应，但正因为此托尼·布莱尔一定会投票否决，而统一的欧洲防卫政策如果没有英国的参与会变得毫无意义。
This may be a reaction to the American-led war in Iraq; but Tony Blair will exclude it precisely for that reason, and a common European defense policy without Britain makes little sense.