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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The fact is we have an Iraqi government, supported by the United Nations, trying desperately to bring stability and hope and democracy to Iraq, ... Our job has got to be helping them.
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People are perfectly entitled to freedom of speech in our country and we should celebrate that fact and I'm really sorry about what happened to Walter and I've apologized to him,
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I think it's entirely reasonable to talk about the possibility of withdrawal of troops next year but it's got to be always conditioned by the fact that we withdraw when the job is done,
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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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Do I know I'm right? Judgments aren't the same as facts. Instinct is not science. I'm like any other human being, as fallible and as capable of being wrong. I only know what I believe.
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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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We want to resolve the issue of North Korea and its nuclear weapons program and the export of nuclear technology by peaceful and constructive dialogue,
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We have never come this far before. We've never been this close to a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland,
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There are bound to be disagreements over trade, partly because of the very strength of China's economic performance.
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We're not going to negotiate some new treaty on climate change ... What this is about is seeing whether it will be possible in the future to bring people back into consensus together. Can we do that? I don't know, but it's important that we at least begin a process of dialogue that allows us to make progress on this.
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We've got a strong personal relationship that is most helpful to making sure our countries continue the tie that binds.
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There is no question here of a deal or trade-off. We are working very hard with the Romanian government to stop illegal immigration and to get to a point where visas are no longer necessary,