For reasons that are not made clear Tony Blair has been interviewed on CNN about the Iraq War and stated:Link:http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...n-rise-of-isisI apologise for the fact that the intelligence we received was wrong. I also apologise for some of the mistakes in planning and, certainly, our mistake in our understanding of what would happen once you removed the regime.
Whilst he may persaude some he appears to have failed with all the UK press. For example 'The Mirror' a Labour leaning paper usually, although in 2003 opposed to the war:Link:http://www.theguardian.com/media/gre...q-war-apology?(Blair) will never face up to the enormity of his actions. He will never say sorry for all he has done...The central charge against him remains woefully unaddressed – that he took this country to war upon a lie. And as a result of his actions 179 brave British soldiers lie dead, alongside thousands of US allies and untold numbers of Iraqi citizens.
It probably doesn't help his "spin" the release of an official memo by Colin Powell:Link to the memo:http://www.theguardian.com/politics/...bush-iraq-memoAccording to Powell’s memo, Blair indicated to then US president George W Bush in March 2002 that the UK would support military operations in Iraq if necessary, a full year before the invasion. Blair has said repeatedly he had not committed the UK to the war until 2003.
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