Blair Says He's Proud of Iraq Actions

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LONDON (AP) - Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday that he's proud Britain and America have brought freedom to Iraq and remains confident prewar intelligence about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction will be proven right.

Blair made the comments ahead of the Labor Party's annual conference, where he is likely to face angry questions about Iraq. The failure to find evidence of banned weapons in Iraq has caused major political problems for Blair, with polls showing a growing number of Britons skeptical of his rationale for war.

``What we have delivered in that country is freedom, and for all the difficulties, let's not ignore that but actually be proud of what we have done,'' Blair told the British Broadcasting Corp.'s ``Breakfast with Frost'' program.
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``The question for our opponents ... is 'Are you really saying that Iraq, the region, the world would be a better and safer place if Saddam was still in power?''' he said.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3201880,00.html

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"No. I would have done exactly the same," Blair said when asked whether, with hindsight, he had any regrets about joining the US-led campaign to remove Saddam Hussein.

"I don't think we have anything to apologise for as a country," Blair said from the southern English seaside resort of Bournemouth, where the Labour conference was opening later Sunday.

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[thebigidea]

1. what a schmuck

somehow, the look he's had on his face in recent weeks is not the look of a "proud man."

He's cracking, and its getting to him.

[PaDUer]

6. He has to say that..

afterall, he doesn't want to end up pushing up daisies or have an accident!

[NJCher]

2. the opposites rule

What is it with these people? Everything they say should be the exact opposite. Tony Blair should wear a hair shirt the rest of his life and be deeply ashamed of what he did.


Cher

[izzie]

3. People who sign on with Bush get burned.

Even his dear right wing zealots will have to live with it. If you cut into our freedom it will cut in to theirs. Dirty the world and they live with it just as we do. Also so does Bush but he does not see that far and the zealots think it will not hurt. Read about England civil war if you wish to have your eyes opened. Look at the Weimer republic to see what happens.

[AP]

7. Bush burns people who sign on and people who don't sign on.

Bush burns people who aren't right wing fascists.

[Flying_Pig]

4. Not an ounce of contrition from this egomaniac, not an ounce!!

I hope the Brits get the hook around his neck damned fast. He's a traitor to the Crown, as Bush is a traitor to this nation. Tony needs to tried in the courts for his crimes.

[hussar]

5. BBC link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3145940.stm

Arrogant bastard....you are going down WAR CRIMINAL

[7th_Sephiroth]

8. why do the people

put up with this crap, what happened to angry mobs and people carrying around lengths of rope?

[Jack Rabbit]

9. Question for Mr. Blair

Are you really saying that Iraq and the world is a better place with al Qaida having a presence in Iraq they did not have before and with Arab resentment of the West focused on an act of naked Anglo-American colonialism?