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Originally posted by Barry the Sprout:
I think you're right on the money here. I'd just like to reiterate what I've said before on this issue - I think the war would have still been wrong if they had had WMD's, but what really pisses me off is that Blair and Bush quite obviously lied about it and now don't even have the grace to admit so.
I would actually have a lot of respect for Blair if he said that he had only wanted to go to war to remove a dictator (the reason he focuses on now, as obviously its the only one that bears any weight at all) but had to lie about WMDs in order to get the public behind him. His line has always been that it didn't matter if the public didn't agree as he knew he was doing the right thing anyway - if he were to really think that then he shouldn't be skulking around hiding behind obvious lies. It does him no credit and merely exxagerates the real reason he went to war, which had absolutely nothing to do with WMDs or even brutal dictators (because, lets face it, we support enough of those around the world) and instead had everything to do with power politics.
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I don't hink Blair lied. I think he genuinely believed the information he was given. You don't risk your career or your country over a lie. He had enormous conviction to pursue an extremely unpopular cause. Most democratic leaders are populists. I believe he honestly thought Britain was at risk, and that he was doing the right thing.
I know a great nmber of British, who though they disagree with his decisions, agree his motives were correct. Misguidance is not as evil as deliberate deception, and if he was wrong, I believe it was regarding the former.
Eeven, so, I am glad Hussein is gone.