Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Blair Comes Close to an Apology
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I don't think we'll see something like this from Bush anytime soon. Although an apology from him would be a real October surprise.
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Tony Blair offered his Labour party on Tuesday a partial apology for waging war in Iraq -- a desperate attempt to pull supporters back behind him ahead of an election next year.
But as two more British soldiers died in Iraq and a hostage remained under threat of death, his hopes of drawing a line under two years that has wrecked his public trust ratings are far from secure.
"The evidence about Saddam having actual biological and chemical weapons ... has turned out to be wrong," Blair said, his nearest yet to a mea culpa.
"The problem is, I can apologize for the information that turned out to be wrong but I can't, sincerely at least, apologize for removing Saddam," he said. "The world is a better place with Saddam in prison not in power."...
I don't think we'll see something like this from Bush anytime soon. Although an apology from him would be a real October surprise.
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