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By undermining public confidence in intelligence, Tony Blair has made it very hard for any future British PM to convince the people of the case for war.

Authors :
Kampfner, John
Source :
New Statesman. 1/26/2004, Vol. 133 Issue 4672, p8-8. 1p.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

Claims that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has made it difficult for any future prime minister to convince the public of the case for war. Problems of intervention; Intangibility of the threat of inaction; Inability of proponents of the Iraq War, 2003, to convince the United Nations of the necessity for action; Problems with British intelligence information prior to the Iraq War; Criticism of Blair's presentation of the dossiers; Need for a review of the link between the Joint Intelligence Committee and ministers; Failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13647431
Volume :
133
Issue :
4672
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Statesman
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
12012689