You do have to pinch yourself sometimes when you read quotes such as these:
Brown at Davos: I want 2009 to be remembered as the year the world came together
Tony Blair: I suffer doubts over Iraq
Let me attempt another version
Brown at Davos: I want 2009 to be remembered as the year I saved my premiership and secured Labour a 4th term, no matter what short term policies are made, and what decisions I make, that you the taxpayer will suffer from for years to come.
Tony Blair: I supported Bush over Iraq so as to be seen as a world statesman, and to ensure my place in world history. Only now with Bush gone, and that I have picked up the Presidential Medal, can I say I have since had doubts.
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Get your 'bashing Blair' facts straight. He said the same thing long before he left office. In fact in 2003 - shortly after making the decision. Of course he had doubts. That's the burden of responsibility.
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