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
agree replace saddam totally warned
What it warned of was this: it's very important that we don't replace one dictator, Saddam Hussein, with another. I totally agree with that.
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it would make a big difference politically and legally if Saddam refused to allow in the U.N. inspectors.
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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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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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I do not accept it was wrong to remove Saddam Hussein.
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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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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.
passionate
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.