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
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Whether they were hidden or removed or destroyed even, the plain fact is that he was in breach of United Nations resolutions,
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We believe you can achieve much more through persuasion and by encouraging China to open up to the outside world than by turning your back on China,
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Unless there is a recommendation that comes forward from our military commanders that they require more troops, we don't provide them,
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Instead of wasting hundreds of millions of pounds on compulsory ID cards... let that money provide thousands more police officers on the beat in our local communities.
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I refute any suggestion we misled Parliament or the country totally,
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I remember the early meetings leading up to the Good Friday Agreement and the slightly bemused astonishment of all and sundry as, by a mixture of determination, charm and sheer life force, she bowled everyone over,
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I know Iraq has been a divisive issue in this country, but I hope now that we can unite again and look to the future there and here,
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I hope people in Northern Ireland turn away from those voices that are simply always going to say no,
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I hope that in the next few days we demonstrate as a world our complete solidarity in this fight which is so important to us.
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But it makes no difference to the fact that our bombing campaign goes on until our demands are met. The NATO demands are clear, and they must be met and met in full,
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If Saddam Hussein is not prepared to disarm himself voluntarily, ... then we have no option but to do it by force.
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There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that what is happening in Iraq now is crucial for our own security, ... Never mind the security of Iraq or the greater Middle East. It is crucial for the security of the world.
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Why is it you remain so wedded to this proposal for 90 days? ... Surely it's wrong ... surely you are going to have to back down.
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We want to work to take the relationship between Europe and Russia to a new and more intense and strengthened level, ... This is a relationship in economic terms that can only grow and prosper and strengthen.