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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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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The judgment has to be, at the present time, that Saddam Hussein is not cooperating with the inspectors and therefore is in breach of the U.N. resolution. And that's why time is running out.
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The money from Iraqi oil will be yours - it will no longer be used by Saddam Hussein for his own benefit
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Saddam Hussein's regime is despicable, he is developing weapons of mass destruction, and we cannot leave him doing so unchecked. He is a threat to his own people and to the region and, if allowed to develop these weapons, a threat to us also.
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I may find Saddam Hussein's regime abhorrent - any normal person would - but the survival of it is in his hands.
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We will never have a better chance (of peace) this generation, of that I have absolutely no doubt,
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We in Europe have a real opportunity to show that...we are not fair-weather friends, who turn away at the first sign of difficulty.
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We are two countries that have undergone a lot of change,
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These sentiments are completely and totally unacceptable, ... I felt a real sense of revulsion at those remarks.
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The standard of living and prosperity of the Iraqi people would be infinitely greater were Saddam not there,
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The strategy and timing are proceeding according to plan,
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The timescale (for withdrawal) is when the job is done,
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I stand 100 percent by it and I think our intelligence services gave us the correct intelligence and information at the time.
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I somehow feel we're not being entirely persuasive in certain quarters,