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
intelligent europe political
It is not a sensible or intelligent response for us in Europe to ridicule American argument or parody their political leadership.
party political movement
You get these insurgent movements of populism, left and right. An insurgent movement of populism took my political party over in the UK for example.
past political over-the-past
One of the things that I've been doing over the past few years is reevaluating my own powers of political analysis.
thinking political style
I do not want to end up with an American style of politics, with us going out there beating our chest about our faith. Politics and religion - it is not that they do not have a lot in common, but if [religion] ends up being used in the political process, I think that is a bit unhealthy.
thinking political important
I think the single most important political distinction today is actually between open-minded versus closed-minded, and that's why I think this crosses the boundaries of traditional - center-right and center-left have much more in common with each other right now than the right does with the center-right, and the left does with the center-left.
future political-will issues
We know the problems.... and we know the solution; sustainable development. The issue is the political will
absolutely chance
We will never have a better chance (of peace) this generation, of that I have absolutely no doubt,
europe opportunity sign turn
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.
countries undergone
We are two countries that have undergone a lot of change,
felt sentiments totally
These sentiments are completely and totally unacceptable, ... I felt a real sense of revulsion at those remarks.
greater infinitely iraqi living people prosperity saddam standard
The standard of living and prosperity of the Iraqi people would be infinitely greater were Saddam not there,
according strategy timing
The strategy and timing are proceeding according to plan,
job
The timescale (for withdrawal) is when the job is done,
correct gave information intelligence percent services stand
I stand 100 percent by it and I think our intelligence services gave us the correct intelligence and information at the time.