Blair had a Jesus complex, says his former chief of staff

[emad]

By Jane Merrick, Political Editor
Sunday, 23 March 2008


Tony Blair had a "Jesus complex" which led him to believe his presence was essential at key moments on the world stage, one of his closest confidants has admitted. Jonathan Powell, the former PM's chief of staff for 12 years, said Mr Blair displayed a missionary zeal when dealing with the Northern Ireland peace talks.


In his book Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland, Mr Powell recalls June 1998: "Tony told me he wanted to go over to Northern Ireland to sort the problem out. When I told Mo , she said it was part of his 'Jesus complex': a belief that his personal presence could resolve problems. I suspected she had a point but, nevertheless, after Cabinet on 2 July, we
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/blair-had-a-jesus-complex-says-his-former-chief-of-staff-799626.html

[Lydia Leftcoast]

1. An English expatriate friend had a similar theory about Blair's support of the Iraq War

He thought that Blair really believes all that "white man's burden" nonsense.

[LeftishBrit]

2. I fully agree with this...

I always thought that he would have liked to have been born 100 years earlier, and be in charge of the British Empire, ruling the Poor Benighted Natives for their Own Good. Since he was born too late for this, he latched on to the Bush Empire.

[Morris Onions]

3. Bush Empire?

Brittas Empire more like!



Separated at birth

[Rambis]

4. Yes

Only someone with a God complex could have followed GB into a war any half wit knew they were lying about on every level. It is the only reasonable conclusion.

[moggie]

5. Let's remember that next Easter

Nail him up, I say. If he returns from the dead, give him whatever he wants.

[Mr Creosote]

6. What a fantasist liar Blair really was

As any fule no Hillary sorted out Northern Ireland all on her own.









































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