Tony Blair was last night accused of a ‘cynical spin operation’ after offering a feeble half-apology for the Iraq War.
Bereaved families and critics of the war said the former prime minister was ‘passing the buck’ after he offered a series of selective apologies for the conflict.
In an interview with US television, he said he apologised for the fact the intelligence on which the conflict was based was wrong.
He also said sorry for ‘some of the mistakes in planning’ and for mistakes in handling the aftermath of the conflict. And he admitted that he had ‘some responsibility’ for the rise of Islamic State in Iraq in recent years.
But he continued to justify his actions, saying he found it hard to apologise for removing Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Full story...
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Bereaved families and critics of the war said the former prime minister was ‘passing the buck’ after he offered a series of selective apologies for the conflict.
In an interview with US television, he said he apologised for the fact the intelligence on which the conflict was based was wrong.
He also said sorry for ‘some of the mistakes in planning’ and for mistakes in handling the aftermath of the conflict. And he admitted that he had ‘some responsibility’ for the rise of Islamic State in Iraq in recent years.
But he continued to justify his actions, saying he found it hard to apologise for removing Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Full story...
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