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US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair walking out of White House to Rose Garden2. Cutaway of press3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:\"We fully understand the need to have...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003e1. US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair walking out of White House to Rose Garden\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cutaway of press\u003cbr/\u003e3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We fully understand the need to have benchmarks in the bill. I accept, respect the members' desire to have benchmarks. After all, I'm the person who laid them out initially, and we will work through something we can all live with and enable us to get the job done.\"\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide side view of Bush and Blair\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I believe that we will remain a staunch and steadfast ally in the fight against terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide shot of press\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I haven't polled the Labour Conference, but could be. The question is, am I to blame for his leaving? I don't know.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Wide side view of Bush and Blair\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister:\u003cbr/\u003e\"You can debate that as much as you like, but I want to say one thing to you since this will be the last chance I get to do this type of press conference in the Rose Garden standing next to President Bush. I've admired him as a president and I regard him as a friend. I have taken the view that Britain should stand shoulder to shoulder with America after September 11th. I have never deviated from that view, I do not regret that view. I'm proud of the relationship we have had, I'm proud of the relationship between our two countries.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide side view of Bush and Blair\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"You know, you're like trying to do a tap dance on this political grave, aren't you? I mean, you don't understand how effective Blair is, I guess, because when we're in a room with world leaders and he speaks, people listen.  And they view his opinion as considered and his judgment as sound.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Cutaway of Tony Blair listening to Bush\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"People admire him.  Even if they may not agree with him a hundred percent, they admire him a lot.  And it's not just the American President who admires him; a lot of people admire him.  And so he's effective.  He's effective because he is -- his recommendations to solve problems are sound.  He's also effective because he is the kind of person who follows through. There's a lot of blowhards in the political process, you know, a lot of hot-air artists, people who have got something fancy to say. Tony Blair is somebody who actually follows through with his convictions, and therefore, is admired in the international community.\"\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide of reporters\u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide side view of Blair speaking \u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Having signed Gordon's (referring to Gordon Brown the UK treasury chief who will succeed Blair as prime minister) nomination forms to nominate him as leader, of course I wish him well and I believe he'll make a great Prime Minister.  And I know he believes in the relationship with America, too.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Cutaway of media\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I met him. Thought he was a good fella (fellow). But my attitude is this: This man here is the Prime Minister and we've got a lot of work to do till he finishes. He's going to sprint to the wire.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Cutaway of media\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Will I miss working with Tony Blair? You bet I will. Can I work with the next guy? Of course.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Bush and Blair shake hands and walk back inside the White House\u003cbr/\u003e23. Still photo of Bush and Blair in the Oval Office\u003cbr/\u003e24. Still photo of Bush and Blair shaking hands in the Oval Office\u003cbr/\u003e25. Still photo of Bush and Blair standing outside the White House\u003cbr/\u003eUS President Bush and outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday strongly defended their decision to go to war in Iraq and to remain there, despite rising opposition in both the United States and Britain and their own plunging approval ratings.\u003cbr/\u003eStanding side by side in the Rose Garden, Blair and Bush addressed reporters during what's likely to be Blair's last official visit to Washington as the leader of Britain.\u003cbr/\u003eThe two leaders said they had no regrets about the decision, contending Iraq has become the main battleground in the war against global terrorism.\u003cbr/\u003eSpeaking about the heated debate in Congress over an Iraq spending bill, Bush said he's optimistic a compromise will be reached, saying \"We'll work through something we can all live with.\" \u003cbr/\u003eCongress and the White House have been at loggerheads over war spending since earlier this month, when Bush vetoed legislation which included provisions for troop withdrawals to begin October 1.\u003cbr/\u003eFor his part, Blair predicted that Britain would continue to stand side by side with the United States. \u003cbr/\u003eHe said he did not regret his decision to join Bush in supporting the war in Iraq.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I believe that we will remain a staunch and steadfast ally in the fight against terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere,\" he added.\u003cbr/\u003eBlair, once enormously popular in his country, saw his popularity tumble largely over his alliance with Bush on Iraq.\u003cbr/\u003eBlair said he admired President Bush \"as a president and regard(ed) him as a friend\".\u003cbr/\u003eAnd he said despite the political costs, he was proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder beside the US since the September 11, 2001, attacks.\u003cbr/\u003eNoting that he could hear anti-war demonstrators outside the White House as they spoke, the Prime Minister defended his decision to join the US and go to war in Iraq - even though it has proven unpopular in both countries.\u003cbr/\u003eThe president, meanwhile, praised Blair, calling him extremely effective as a leader and \"dogged\" when he gets on a subject. \u003cbr/\u003eAsked by a British reporter if Blair was the right person for Bush to be dealing with now, given that he will leave office on June 27, Bush said absolutely, later adding, \"You're trying to do a tap dance on his political grave\". \u003cbr/\u003eBoth men had good words for Gordon Brown, Britain's treasury chief, who was confirmed Thursday as the next leader of the ruling Labour Party. \u003cbr/\u003eColleagues in the House of Commons overwhelmingly backed him as the only candidate to be the new prime minister.\u003cbr/\u003eBlair said he wished him well, adding he would \"make a great prime minister\".\u003cbr/\u003eBush called Brown a \"good fella,\" and said he hoped to help him in the same way that Blair helped the president during Bush's 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