God this man is good at times...
'That war on Iraq was illegitimate... it was a criminal and immoral conspiracy. No provocation, no link with al-Qaeda, no weapons of Armageddon. Tales of complicity and Osama were self-serving bullshit. It was an old colonial war dressed up as a crusade for Western life and liberty, and it was launched by a clique of war-hungry Judaeo-Christian
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Am now of the opinion that the reasons given for the war were fictitious and frivolous.
As you'll see if you look back at the Sinner thread on the subject, I said at the time, that if the UN came back and said that there were no weapons of mass destruction, I would not be in favour of the war as it was being promoted.
I do think that Saddam was a scar on the conscience of the world, and he should have been got rid of year ago. And indeed, I would have supported the war on that basis. However, we were told it was to get rid of WMDs.
I can forgive a politician most things, but never for lying to the public and parliament on a issue like this.
The British Constitution depends more than any other upon the persons who are called upon to rule under it. I believe in the advantages of our constitutional system, which is why I will never defend anybody who so mercilessly destroys its very basis- trust and the respect of parliament.
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I still support the war in many ways, I just totally disagree with the reasons that were given for us going to war.
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