Tony Blair and the War in Iraq

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This paper contends that Tony Blair lied to his citizens and sent Great Britain to war for personal reasons, not to better his country. It discusses how the true reason for Britain's part in the invasion of Iraq came from his personal hatred of Saddam Hussein and not from the threat of weapons of mass destruction.

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"In 2002 Blair pre-determined that he was going to go to war in a secret meeting including his senior ministers and advisors. The meeting took place on Downing Street on July 23. This was approximately 8 months before Great Britain invaded Iraq and this was way before the public was told about the plans for invasion. To make it sound like it was actually a good idea. Blair and his cabinet came up with a plan to make the public believe that it was worth it to go to war so he would have their morale and support. "If the political context were right," said Blair, "people would support regime change." (Smith) A direct regime change was illegal, but it was a better excuse to go to war than Saddam Hussein. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1592724,00.html
• http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,,1951267,00.html
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=417121&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490
• http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2076137.ece

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