Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Ex-minister Slams Blair Argument For Iraq War

Pretty much called him a liar.

"Tony Blair's account of the need to act urgently somehow because of September 11 doesn't stack up to any scrutiny whatsoever," Short said.

She said there was no evidence that Saddam was linked to Al-Qaeda -- and the American people had been "misled" over the claim.

"There is no doubt that by invading in this ill-prepared, rushed way, not only did we cause enormous suffering and loss of life, we made Iraq more dangerous and unstable and spread Al-Qaeda's presence in the Middle East," she said.

Clare Short resigned as a UK minister in 2003 over the Iraq War. Imagine a politician in America taking a stand like that?

Posted via web from liberalsarecool.com

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