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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There can be no negotiation, no further deals, no more amendments to what they have agreed, ... In the meantime, our forces remain on alert to the possibility of military action at any time without further warning.
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I totally understand the concerns that people have, the worries that they have about precipitate military action. But the United Nations has taken a very clear position on this... We are going down the U.N. route but the U.N. route has to be the way of dealing with it, not avoiding it.
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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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What the commission that myself and Leon Panetta is trying to do is analyze this in two respects. First of all, what's the right military response and security response?
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Any action taken will be against the terrorist network of Bin Laden.... As for the Taleban, they can surrender the terrorists or face the consequences - and again in any action the aim will be to eliminate their military hardware, cut off their finances, disrupt their supplies, target their troops, not civilians.
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It [the intelligence service] concludes that Iraq has chemical and biological weapons, that Saddam has continued to produce them, that he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical and biological weapons, which could be activated within 45 minutes, including against his own Shia population; and that he is actively trying to acquire nuclear weapons capability...
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I know there's a lot of disagreement in the country about the wisdom of my decision to order the action,
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I know that there will be many British families who will have lost friends and relatives and we all express our deep sadness and condolences at this loss. There will be others living with dreadful uncertainty.
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I just want to tell you why I am so passionate about this bid,
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the best chance for peace we will have in this generation.
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The attacks bear all the hallmarks of bin Laden
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That is not something that can have any hiding place in respectable opinion and I think that is a necessary thing for us to say.
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I want to see the British troops to thank them for their magnificent performance during the Gulf conflict,
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Once again the Afghan people have shown how determined they are to build a better future for their country.