Brown distances himself from Blair and Iraq failures

Then again, who could possibly say anything positive about the way the pre-war intelligence was abused or the way post-war Iraq has collapsed into chaos? While it is a move in the right direction to hear him set plans for separating intelligence from politics, it is annoying that Brown is avoiding moves to study those failures. How can the public have faith that the process will change if politicians fear reviewing the problems of the past? An apology is a nice gesture, but it's only a small first step. After the spin and the lies, some honest transparency would be a welcome addition to the process.