Colin Powell admits helping British try to dissuade Bush on Iraq

Colin Powell unsuccessfully tried to get Tony Blair and the British government to stand up to President Bush prior to the invasion of Iraq, according to a new book for which Powell was interviewed. "In the end Blair would always support the president. I found this very surprising. I never really understood why Blair seemed to be in such harmony with Bush," Powell is quoted as saying. "He'd be ready to say, 'Look here, George'. But as soon as he saw the president he would lose all his steam."