Politics: Timing

Hey...

Why would these massive bombings occur after Blair has said he's going to pull troops out of Iraq, and shift focus back to Afghanistan?

Hm.

*Just as a side note: my wifes father lived through the blitz, and her cousin used to call in IRA bomb scares when she didn't want to go to school that day. Anyone who thinks bombs will scare the British has a poor, poor grasp of history.*