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Greenwich (2009)

Jonathan Bowden Library

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The British People Were Never Consultated About It

The British people were never consulted about the war in Iraq, says Tony Blair. The Iraqi Parliament because they allegedly have the sovereignty now the Americans have ceded it to them won't allow us to stay so we've had to repatriate to Kuwait out of Iraq and to wait whilst the Iraqi Parliament comes back from recess. Although it's a minor matter only obtains to the reality and the destiny of 150 of our troops  it's significant that this is the way this heroic interventionist Blair called it has ended and dribbled out into the sand. We lost upwards of 200 men with 2500 men but achieved virtually none of our objectives while obeying the dictates of the United States.

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