• Tony Blair tells Iraq Inquiry he would invade again

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    B.A.Ware
    Published on 30-01-2010 03:57 PM
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    TONY BLAIR
    Tony Blair, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, appeared before the Iraq Inquiry today. He faced six hours of questioning, starting at 6:30 am, at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London concerning his role in the 2003 Iraq invasion. During the inquiry, Blair stood by his decision to invade, saying he would make the same decision again.

    This is the third time Blair has given evidence at an inquiry into the Iraq War, having already testified before the Hutton Inquiry and the Butler Review, as well as participating in an investigation by the Intelligence and Security Committee. The Hutton Inquiry found that the government did not "sex up" the dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. The Butler Review uncovered "serious flaws" in pre-war intelligence, and this inquiry was set up by current prime minister Gordon Brown in order to "learn the lessons" of the war. Sir John Chilcott, the inquiry chairman, began by stressing that Blair was not "on trial", but could be called back to give further evidence if necessary.
    At the end of the session, Chilcott asked Blair if he had any regrets, to which Blair replied that he was "sorry" that it was "divisive", but said that invading was the right thing to do since he believes "the world is a safer place as a result." Blair said that the inquiry should ask the "2010 question", which refers to the hypothetical position that the world would be in if Saddam Hussein were not removed from power. He said that "today we would have a situation where Iraq was competing with Iran [...] in respect of support of terrorist groups".

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    1. mkpdavies's Avatar
      The bloke is a pathological liar.

      He knew he couldn't sell a war on his own beliefs (or his masters), so he lied and fearmongered his way to conning this country into a war. Even then he only managed half the people, but now it is clear all the bull about WMD and Iraq being an immediate threat was garbage.

      He misused and abused this countries human and monetary resources, for his own belief system at best and in my opinion, his own ego and position in the world.

      He should be in prison.
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    1. rjt's Avatar
      Quote Originally Posted by mkpdavies View Post
      The bloke is a pathological liar.

      He knew he couldn't sell a war on his own beliefs (or his masters), so he lied and fearmongered his way to conning this country into a war. Even then he only managed half the people, but now it is clear all the bull about WMD and Iraq being an immediate threat was garbage.

      He misused and abused this countries human and monetary resources, for his own belief system at best and in my opinion, his own ego and position in the world.

      He should be in prison.
      I agree one of the things that struck me about his statements was that he said 9/11 changed everything as regards Iraq, how? Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and yet Gaddafi who celebrated by dancing in the streets within 4 years was being hailed by Blair as an International Statesman.
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    1. g hall's Avatar
      You don't expect a politician to be consistent do you ?
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    1. Ian C's Avatar
      A psychologist today described the above's '..for his own belief system..' as groupthink - not to be confused with the member here of the same name. He and his cabinet clique then set out to praise evidence for and discredit evidence against like psychological nutters hell bent on their own ends.

      And anyone who gets in the way ends up like Dr Kelly.

      No it couldn't work like that could it.
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    1. Silfur Falki's Avatar
      Blair's attitude is consistent with his egotistical ambitions to be the world's moral authority, or rather, to be its representative by implementing the wishes of his masters which Hilary Clinton voiced just before she was defeated by Obama: "America is the world's moral authority". Blair has since apparently claimed that not only would he "do it again" but that if the decision were up to him, Iran would be next. (Anyone contemplating Iran as a pushover is not playing with fire but placing their country's integrity and security deep down the lion's gullet.) Tony Blair is not only an egotist and a liar he is the biggest fantasist since Hitler. Everything he does masks the motive for his mania - "Ve vill rule ze vorld and you vill go along mit uns - or else."

      Thank the holy spotted cosmo fairy he wasn't made President of the EU.
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