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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 10:55 AM
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Tony Blair: 'Bloody aftermath of Iraq war haunts me every day'
Source: UK Daily Mail

Tony Blair admitted today that he does not pass a 'single day' without thinking about the bloody aftermath of the Iraq War.

But he denied that his foreign policy had helped recruit terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan and described acts of terrorism as 'utterly evil'.

Not acting against Saddam Hussein's regime would also have had 'serious' consequences, the former Prime Minister said in a radio interview.

Speaking on BBC Radio 3's Belief programme - being broadcast at 11 o'clock this morning ahead of Easter - Mr Blair said his decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003 had not been taken lightly.

He said: 'I do not pass a single day in which I do not reflect on this and think of the responsibility.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1168946/Tony-Blair-Bloody-aftermath-Iraq-war-haunts-day.html
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 10:59 AM
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1. Oh, man. There are no words strong enough for Bush's beard. n/t
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Amonester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 10:59 AM
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2. bLiar lies again - eom
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:23 AM
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3. Yeah? Good. Hope you don't sleep a wink Tone.
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kay1864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:29 AM
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4. Does he "reflect" on how his nose felt nestled in Bush's backside?
And how the British press called him "Bush's poodle"? Or was he in a bubble like the Chimperor was?

Idiot.
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Mari333 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:33 AM
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5. does he wring his hands? how much money DID Tony make
for pushing the occupation of Iraq? enquiring minds...
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DavidDvorkin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 11:33 AM
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6. Not as much as it haunts Iraqis
What would those "serious consequences" have been?
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 12:25 PM
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7. His definition of terrorism must be different than mine.
Edited on Fri Apr-10-09 12:29 PM by xxqqqzme
"....'I say the responsibility lies with the people doing the terrorism because there's no reason for them to do the terrorism.'...."

He needs a seat next to b*sh at the Hague.

He 'reflects' but has no regrets or remorse. He truly is as disgusting as his US criminal counterparts.
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acmavm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 12:41 PM
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8. Yeah but you're rich, fat, alive, and happy. There are possibly a million
Iraqis, almost 5,000 dead American troops, I don't have the number of British dead, and we're still counting.

And you think a few bad dreams are suffering? Talk to THEIR families asshole.

WE WILL NEVER GET OUT OF THAT PLACE BECAUSE OF YOU AND CHENEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 12:42 PM
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9. "I hope it tortures you to madness."
The Clockwork Orange quote that came to mind.
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msanthrope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 12:51 PM
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10. It should haunt you Tony. Murder shouldn't leave you. n/t
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MetaTrope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 01:01 PM
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11. ...and then he took another sip of his latte
:eyes:
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 01:27 PM
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12. Recruit terrorists??? You are the terrorist!
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 01:27 PM
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13. Oh, fuck him
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peace13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 02:23 PM
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14. Cry me a river Tony!
Thanks for dragging all of us into your nightmare. Your hollow pleas are nothing to the dead, maimed and homeless. You own it...you and you man friend *. One thing you should know....we don't care about your troubles!
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-10-09 04:31 PM
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15. Wait for Eternity, Tony bLiar.
And PS; guess how the families of the dead because of yours and bush's lies feel.

But hey, it's all about YOU, isn't it.
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-11-09 06:55 PM
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16. meanwhile, back in Texas, El Bushbo drinks his wine-coolies and dreams of tax shelters for oil
Edited on Sat Apr-11-09 06:55 PM by Supersedeas
profits
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Alamuti Lotus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-11-09 07:00 PM
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17. this goddamn murderer can go to hell
Edited on Sat Apr-11-09 07:01 PM by Alamuti Lotus
instead, he is rewarded with current position(s) of authority; ain't hypocrisy grand..
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 09:38 AM
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18. I'm sure it doesn't haunt him enough.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 10:01 AM
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19. Oh dearie me, the poor boy's "haunted"
Why oh why didn't someone tell him what a poor, ineffective and inefficient tool war is for conducting foreign policy? It's all our fault! I'm guessing that Tony had a lot of time to talk to the interviewer, but I'll bet a shiny nickel he never quite articulated what the "serious" consequences would have been if the U.S. and Britain hadn't invaded Iraq. He was probably just about to tell us when time ran out, too. Darnie!
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lilyreally Donating Member (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 10:19 AM
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20. Although I can't imagine those words
coming out of bush/cheney/rove.

No tomatoes please. This doesn't give him a pass.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 06:21 PM
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21. Well then, have the decency to retire to private life and shut up. nt
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-12-09 11:50 PM
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22. And Blair has supposedly always believed in a "higher power" . . .
which doesn't seem to be moving him in a positive direction --- ????

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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-13-09 12:23 AM
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23. Good, fucker! Now go kill yourself! (n/t)
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and-justice-for-all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-13-09 04:27 AM
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24. " aftermath"? what a wanker....
its not OVER, how can there be an 'aftermath'?!
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