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From the Gaurdian Unlimited (UK)
Dated Thursday February 5

Howard: Blair should resign over WMD claim
By Tom Happold, Matthew Tempest and agencies

Michael Howard today called on Tony Blair to resign, accusing him of failing to ask basic questions before committing Britain to war.
The Tory leader's comments come after Mr Blair revealed to MPs yesterday that he was unaware that the intelligence that Iraq could launch weapons of mass destruction in 45 minutes referred only to battlefield munitions, not any missile capability.
Speaking in Portsmouth, Mr Howard said: "I am accepting what the prime minister told us at face value. He said he never knew, he never bothered to ask this question.
"If I were prime minister and I had failed to ask that basic question before committing our country to war I would be seriously considering my position."
Mr Howard's comments shift the debate over the pre-war intelligence about WMD from questions about Mr Blair's integrity to ones about his competence.

As they say, a broken clock is right twice a day.