Tag: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair

Blair defends Iraq war after damning inquiry report

by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Former British prime minister Tony Blair’s case for going to war in Iraq in 2003 was based on flawed evidence and woefully executed, a hard-hitting official inquiry pronounced on Wednesday. The long-awaited Chilcot report offered a damning verdict on Britain’s role in the US-led war, detailing the flawed intelligence, questionable legal basis and inadequate preparation for the occupation. The report said Britain deployed troops before diplomatic options […]

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Blair warns of attacks larger than Paris by Islamic State

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned on Thursday of terrorist attacks larger than those carried out in Paris in which 130 people were killed if the threat of the Islamic State was not seriously addressed. Speaking at an event at the U.S. Library of Congress, Blair laid out what he said was a comprehensive strategy for defeating the Islamic State, which he said must begin with a recognition of the size of the challenge. […]

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