Was the Churchill of our times outargued by a bunch of kids half his age?

Prime Minister Tony Blair took the debate on Iraq Thursday to some of his youngest critics — a studio audience for MTV...

Niklas Ergandt, 25, of Sweden set the tone early. "I'm able to produce anthrax in my bathroom," he said. "Why don't you bomb Sweden?"

The audience accused Blair of showing "absolute disdain" for public opinion and the people of Iraq. He was also charged with potentially making terrorism worse by planning to attack Iraq and failing to provide sufficient evidence to support military action....

The encounter — due to air in Britain on Friday before it is broadcast in Europe, Australia, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and eventually the United States on Monday — won praise from some members of the audience, but most were not impressed.

"I'm fairly pessimistic. I've heard it all before," said Juan Allos, 23, an Iraqi exile now living in London....