George Bush Awards Former UK PM Tony Blair Medal of Freedom

U.S. President George Bush has awarded former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair the country’s highest civilian award, the Medal of Freedom, during a ceremony in Washington just one week before Bush is scheduled to leave office.

Blair was a staunch ally of the United States, most notably in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, something not lost on Bush who noted “He was there in a moment of trial to affirm the special relationship between the US and UK and he was there to show America and all nations that he understood the stakes on the war on terror.”

While the relationship between Bush and Blair was closely followed during the aftermath of Sept. 11 the two have had a strong friendship that has extended past the terror attacks. In presenting Blair with the Medal of Freedom Bush stated, “I knew that when either of us gets in a bind, there will be a friend on the other end of the phone.”

Also receiving the Medal of Freedom on Tuesday were Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and former Australian PM John Howard.

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