But the puzzle in the poll is that, even if Europe's voters are unenthusiastic about the EU and its existing institutions as they stand now, 65% of them would support a common foreign policy for Europe, and 72% would support a common defense and security policy; even in Britain, there is 52% support for the idea of a common defense policy. This may be a reaction to the American-led war in Iraq; but Tony Blair will exclude it precisely for that reason, and a common European defense policy without Britain makes little sense.
但调查结果令人不解的地方是：即便欧洲选民对欧盟及其现存机构缺乏热情，但65%的人支持统一欧洲外交政策，72%的人支持统一国防和安全政策，即便在英国，支持共同防卫政策的比例也有52%。这可能是对美国领导的对伊战争做出的反应，但正因为此托尼·布莱尔一定会投票否决，而统一的欧洲防卫政策如果没有英国的参与会变得毫无意义。