Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blairis a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. Together with then-US President George W. Bush, he initiated the Iraq War with the invasion of Iraq, an act which remains highly controversial...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth6 May 1953
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
mass-destruction iraq doubt
I have absolutely no doubt at all that we will find evidence of weapons of mass destruction programmes.
real believe media
I say the elite looks out of touch because it's kind of saying; look we'll manage all this for you. You know, we know best. We'll sort it all out for you. And then because people believe that doesn't meet their case for change and they want real change, social media and the way the relationship between people can come into a sense of belonging very quickly, that then is itself a revolutionary phenomenon. You see this around the world.
war iraq views
The view we took at the time and we take it now is that the war was justified legally because he [Saddam Hussein] remained in breach of UN resolutions.
taken essence doubt
There is no doubt that the time to act is now. It is now that timely action can avert disaster. It is now that with foresight and will such action can be taken without disturbing the essence of our way of life, by adjusting behaviour, but not altering it entirely.
talking action enough
Enough of talking. It is time now to do.
believe years iraq
Retreat might give us a moment of respite but years of repentance at our weakness would, I believe, follow.
iraq promise events
We promise that the events of 1991 will not happen again - we have pledged to remove Saddam and we will deliver
space choices quality
Make the wrong choices now and future generations will live with a changed climate, depleted resources and without the green space and biodiversity that contribute both to our standard of living and our quality of life
media blame breakdown
No one is to blame for the breakdown in trust between politics, media and the public.
memories princess heart
She was the people's princess and that is how she will stay, how she will remain in our hearts and our memories for ever.
struggle loss history
Your loss we count as our loss. Your struggle we take as our struggle.
ideas america google
I haven't got the time to sit here arguing with someone whose idea of a coherent foreign policy is what comes up in Google when you type in peace!
animal support research
...we must support and protect individuals and companies engaged in life saving medical research
opportunity thinking media
I think people think their incomes have been flat lining for a long period of time. They feel that the next generation's opportunities are not going to be improvement. So and I also think that social media then allows insurgent movements to gain scale at speed.