Britons ready to 'move on' from Iraq: Blair

Prime Minister Tony Blair said he had "listened and learned" from the British people about their priorities for the future, but added that they wanted to "move on" from divisive issues like Iraq.

The prime minister, speaking after winning a third consecutive election, acknowledged that his government's decision to join the US-led invasion in March 2003 had been a "deeply divisive" issue for the country.

"But I also know and believe that after this election, people want to move on. They want to focus on the future, in Iraq and here," he said.

Blair said he would seek to meet voters' concerns for stimulating the economy, as well as improving health, education and public services.

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a Canadian called in and said that Blair's party is ready to dump him. I would love to see that.

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Everyone knows Tony is getting the axe. This really is the best possible result. Labor gets spanked but the Tories still don't win.

and become Bush's personal plaything. I really don't understand how someone like him can get away with what he did and still be in power. At least not in a democratic country like Britain. I've come to accept that our country no longer is a democracy.

There was never a chance that the LibDems would win the election outright. But they did make good progress. It is a testimony to the wisdom of the British people that they chose to vote as they did.

Wonder if he regrets jumping on bush's lap?

with stuff like Iraq, and not get any heat for it. They can't move on from Iraq any more than we can, because they're there and people are killing and dying and being maimed. Are people supposed to just move on from their family members deaths, or their wounds, or their PTSD? Are people supposed to just move on from the fact that their loved ones are still there and in danger? Yeah, just wave a magic wand and make it all go away Tony, just because you don't want to deal with the consequences of your own choices.:grr:

is to get out of it, and sack the poodle who took us there in the first place. Yes, there's certainly support for that in Britain.

What? He wants Britain to forget that they are mired in a pool of carnage and mayhem of his and Smirk's creation?

Just put out of your mind that Brits and Iraqis are dying and being maimed daily because Poodle had to get it in the rear end from the MonkeyBoy?

Somehow I think not.

on like he knows he "made the right decision".

Quicksand is so bloody right!

WE'RE STILL IN IRAQ KILLING & DYING, ASSHOLE.

Kinda hard to "MOVE ON" when we're still THERE. DUHHHHH. Most murderers wish they could simply shrug and say "oh well, it's done and they're dead and we can't change that so let's just move on."

NEXT MOVE: THE HAGUE.

Time to move on to the Hague.

Not you. You're the one who should be moving on.

How insulting! He's sounding more like Bush every day.

and they'll be moving on from you too, Tony.

The UK still has a functioning democracy. I wish we did.

He listened and learned? What did he learn, pray tell? Doesn't seem like he learned anything since he's not changing anything.

People want to move on from divisive issues like Iraq. Yeah, they want to move on from that. That's why they cut your majority by 100 seats. Dumb fuck.

Maybe Labour will dump him now or soon. It's starting to sound like that.

moving the troops home, Tony.

there will be no moving on from Iraq for those Soldiers over there..you dumb ass!

ready to move on to something else.

Funny thing about wars, they have a way of making themselves noticeable and take a toll wether you want to move away from them or not.