But remember, Blair was supposed to be the clever guy, educated at Oxford. Do they have pay-cash-will-enter programs like the Ivy League too or is he in fact, just a smart person who is a fool? Either way, it's another reminder as to why he was rejected as the first EU president. It's also even more obvious that Blair was one of the most gutless PMs in British history. Did he really think George Bush was on the right side of history? Really? The Guardian:
Tony Blair's government decided up to a year before the Iraq invasion that it was "a complete waste of time" to resist the US drive to oust Saddam Hussein, opting instead to offer advice on how it should be done, the former British ambassador to Washington said today.
Sir Christopher Meyer, testifying to the Chilcot inquiry into Britain's role in the war, made it clear that once the Bush administration decided to take military action, the Blair government never considered opting out or opposing it.
He said that the timing of the invasion was dictated by the "unforgiving nature" of the military build-up rather than the outcome of diplomacy or UN weapons inspections, which had not been given sufficient time. British officials were left "scrabbling for the smoking gun" – evidence for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction – as preparations continued.
