Blair wanted to quit before Iraq war

[TexasLawyer]

Source: Times UK

July 8, 2007
Blair wanted to quit before Iraq war
David Cracknell, Political Editor

TONY BLAIR wanted to quit as prime minister a year before the Iraq war, according to Alastair Campbell, his former communications director.

He told Campbell that he was not going to seek a third term of office and wanted to be free to act without worrying what the Labour party or public thought of him for the remainder of his second term.

Campbell reveals the former prime minister’s plans in an exclusive interview with The Sunday Times today on the eve of publication of his long awaited diaries, The Blair Years.

His revelations, from the man who was at Blair’s side for a decade and dubbed the real deputy prime minister, are the first to come from a figure at the centre of power in Downing Street.

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Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article2042339.ece

[Hissyspit]

1. Well, there are several hundred thousand dead Iraqis who wish he had.

So we trying to recover his reputation now? Not buying it.

[tblue]

2. Screw him

[notadmblnd]

3. anbd what? he just couldn't pass up the chance to sit in bush and cheneys lap?

[Skip Intro]

7. Seconded. The guys got as much blood on his hands as bush/cheney/rummy/rice

fuck you powell


on edit: it's like he thinks we'll just forget...

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. Powell....Blair. Lots of profiles in courage emerging today.

Man, do these men have any honor whatsoever? Powell finally says he tried to talk dumbo not to go to Iraq (then sits at the UN and spews lies?). Blair wanted to quit, but stayed to become chimp's poodle for years?

What a sorry example our so called leaders have portrayed for our youth during the disaster that has been the "presidency" of the lifetime failure.

[lakeguy]

5. i consider powell and blair to be worse than bush/cheney...

they knew the right answer but burried it to go along the 'story' anyway. enablers of the worst kind because they had the respect that legitimized the push for war.

[Benhurst]

6. And I don't remember Gordon Brown's speaking up in opposition .

To Hell with him as well.

[trof]

8. Just saw "The Queen" last night.

Riveting movie.
Relationship between Blair and Elizabeth interesting.
Not exactly best buddies.

[DemoTex]

9. Out, out damned spot!

Sorry Tony. Ex post facto revelations aren't strong enough to get all that blood off your hands and lips.

[Solly Mack]

10. yeah yeah...he was caught up by duty, "the times", and circumstance

I know the lie...I've heard it before in an attempt to excuse all manner of crimes and abuses.

[ckramer]

11. Didn't matter - he will always be remembered as Bush's lapdog

Shame!

[Spazito]

12. Woulda, coulda, shoulda doesn't cut it

Nice try, tony, but sending out a hack friend to try and rehabilitate your "legacy" and reputation is going to work about as well as your Iraq war.

[samsingh]

13. what evil changed his feeble mind?