Few politicians in today's time evoke a feeling of loyalty. I always felt Tony Blair as a very capable PM for Britain. The Iraq war tarnished his image. Even in this farewell speech he states that he feels sorry that so many soldiers had to suffer against this fight to restore world peace but that he was never sorry that he supported the war. On a large scale of things, a response back to fight terrorism was required. The world can't sit and watch and let the dirty minds take control and cause hedonist waves of tension and rule terror in the minds. Someone had to take the step. So yes, a war was justified. But should the target have been Iraq and that is where it became debatable. Iraq had too many interest points on the political and economist strategy that made it debatable. And then the fact that the war got so prolonged. There was no solution envisioned and the bombardment to a land of innocent victims made sympathy waves rise worldwide.
That said, I like Tony Blair. That family image of a clean politician. I felt a touchy feeling seeing him wave off from his decade old residence at 10 Downing.
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