(George: nudge, nudge, wink, wink)
Blair concedes errors in Iraqi chemical weaponry assumptions
in part:
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In the most stark admission of failure yet made by a major Western leader, British Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered words yesterday that amounted to an apology to members of his Labour Party for having claimed last year that Saddam Hussein possessed chemical and biological weapons.
"The evidence about Saddam having actual biological and chemical weapons, as opposed to the capability to develop them, has turned out to be wrong. I acknowledge that and accept it," he told delegates at his party's convention in Brighton."
whereas George, in an amazing demonstration of the art of the flip-flop:
"has remained unrepentant about the weapons claim used last year in an attempt to provide a legal justification for the invasion of Iraq. In recent months, Mr. Bush has variously argued that the weapons would soon be found, that they have been found, and that their presence or absence is irrelevant."
very likely:
"With those words, a gulf opened between Mr. Blair and U.S. President George W. Bush"
Looks like the US is becoming more and more Island America with each passing day that George spends in the Whitehouse. Aw, who needs the rest of the world anyway, right guys?