Giuliani does well in London

Telegraph:

Rudy Giuliani scored a coup in his White House campaign yesterday by meeting Gordon Brown at No 10, conferring with Tony Blair, receiving an award from Baroness Thatcher and wrapping himself in the legacy of Winston Churchill.

The unprecedented feat of staging a show of genuine closeness to four British prime ministers – three of whom evoke degrees of veneration in America – placed the former New York mayor firmly on the global stage and cemented his claim to be a world leader.

Linking the September 11 attacks on America to the July 7 attacks in London – when Mr Giuliani happened to be in the British capital – and the Blitz, he hailed the transatlantic relationship as a force of history.

"It's now such a strong relationship that it's going to endure whatever we have to endure to overcome Islamic terrorism, which we have both suffered from," Mr Giulani said, highlighting personal bonds beginning with Sir Winston and President Franklin Roosevelt and continuing up to Mr Blair and President George W Bush.

He praised the "most resilient people of Britain" who after July 7, he witnessed returning to work as if nothing had happened. "You've got the right attitude, which is you've got to take it seriously, you've got to do everything you can to stop it but God forbid if it happens you can't let it break your spirit."

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Not content with his association with four British prime ministers, Mr Giuliani also let slip that "last night the prime minister of Israel called me" to discuss Iran. He said the West had to "cut off the possibility" of tolerating a nuclear Iran.

Military action that would stop Iran developing a nuclear bomb or "set them back five or 10 years" should be the response to continued defiance. "That shouldn't be said as a threat, it should be said as a promise." He added that he was "much heartened by how seriously" Mr Brown viewed the danger posed by Iran.

Mr Giuliani had earlier been welcomed by Mr Blair to his new offices, still piled high with packing cases, in St James's Square, before heading to Downing Street for a rare meeting between a sitting prime minister and a presidential candidate.

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While meeting all the good Brits he is not described as meeting with London mayor "Red" Ken Livingston. The Red title comes from his communist leanings. He is also a spokesman for terrorist rights. I don't think Rudy would have much in common with him. His association with Margaret Thatcher is also much more politically in tune with his supporters. The trip will add some foreign policy gravitas to his campaign and suggest he can work with one of our best allies.