Blair: I'd do it again

Tony Blair believes that the Iraq war has made the world a safer place.

UN Security Council approval
Tony Blair shared Mr Bush’s views that UN Security Council's support "wasn't necessary" to take military action against Iraq.

This was because they could not get the UN support. So why were they concerned about Saddam Hussein flouting UN resolutions?

Weapons of mass destruction
There were no weapons of weapons of mass destructions. Over 95% of them were destroyed by the weapons inspectors. Blair said: “could we take the risk of this man reconstituting his weapons programmes”. In another words he did not have any.

Saddam would “support terrorist groups"
There was no link between Iraq and Al Qaeeda. The invasion of Iraq was open invitation to Al Qaeeda. It is 2010, after all the death and destruction, Iraq has 200,000 foreign troops and Al Qaeeda is still going strong.

Blair: "I do genuinely believe the world is a safer place."
Al Qaeeda in Iraq is destabilising more countries in the region. They only arrived after the invasion of Iraq and will leave after the invasion forces leave.

Blair said the UK had not taken a "cavalier" attitude to post-war planning.
After the destruction, there was no police, army or institutions. The US was the dictator in charge for the first year. Then slowly and grudgingly it handed back some responsibility to the Iraqis. How credible is a puppet Iraqi government that wants to ban current MPs from standing for election? What planning did that take?

Blair feels that Iraqis were now better off.
In 2010, Iraqis still fear 200,000 foreign troops and Al Qaeeda in Iraq. Who feels better off? A stable environment has been replaced by unpredictable chaos.

Any one with links to the Baath party will not allowed to stand in elections, even if are currently serving MPs. Was the intention to remove Saddam Hussein or deny any one who supported Saddam a say in the future of Iraq?

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