Sunday, October 25, 2015
As Usual, when it is too late
Once again we have an important government official admitting he really, really screwed up long after he could have done anything about it. This time it is Bush's poodle Tony Blair apologizing for being a major fuck-up.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged the 2003 invasion of Iraq played a part in the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and apologized for some mistakes in planning the war, in an interview broadcast on Sunday.Thanks for nothing Tony. You should have said so when you could have done something about it, coward.
Blair's decision to send troops to back the U.S.-led invasion is still a live political issue in Britain, where a six-year public inquiry into the conflict is yet to publish its findings.
Asked whether the offensive was the principal cause of the rise of ISIL, which now controls large areas of Iraq and neighboring Syria, Blair said there were "elements of truth" in that.
"Of course, you can't say that those of us who removed [former Iraqi dictator] Saddam [Hussein] in 2003 bear no responsibility for the situation in 2015," Blair told CNN.
Critics say the U.S. decision to disband Hussein’s army after the invasion created a huge security vacuum exploited by Al-Qaeda, which was eventually replaced by ISIL.
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