Politics is a peculiar (and horrible) thing, and I'm quite glad I'm no good at it. The 'greater good' is a very subjective concept, and having power is always a hot potato of a possession. If Blair hadn't supported the US he would have been crucified by the British media (or would have had good...
Blix spent 10 years being made a fool by Saddam. Technically and legally the 'war' was permissable. Powell and Straw explained it perfectly in the press conference before kick off. Blair's error was to pretend there was evidence of WMD. This was completely needless, and was like pinning 'kick...