Hearing his name in execution video strengthened Obama resolve to defeat Blair , he says . Before his execution this month , Haines directed a message at British Prime Minister David Cameron , saying , `` You entered voluntarily into a coalition with the United States against the Islamic State , just as your predecessor , Tony Blair , did , following a trend amongst our British Prime Ministers who ca n't find the courage to say no to the Americans . '' Ex-prime minister says Tony Blair 's `` absolutely right '' to build coalition , fight terror group . Blair : Aerial campaigns wo n't be enough ; it 's unclear if fight will require more troops on ground . West must root out `` perversion '' of faith taught in Europe , Africa and Middle East , he says .
Hearing his name in execution video strengthened Obama resolve to defeat Blair , he says . Ex-prime minister says Tony Blair 's `` absolutely right '' to build coalition , fight terror group . Blair : Aerial campaigns wo n't be enough ; it 's unclear if fight will require more troops on ground . West must root out `` perversion '' of faith taught in Europe , Africa and Middle East , he says .