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In reply to the discussion: Sarin my ass. they're LYING to us again. [View all]suffragette
(12,232 posts)Urging intervention in Syria and, of course, regime change in Iran as well. And he has kept himself deep in the Middle East mix as an envoy and consultant.
Raises alarm bells for me.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/15/tony-blair-west-intervene-syria
Britain should arm the Syrian rebels and consider imposing a no-fly zone over Syria to prevent "catastrophic consequences", Tony Blair has said.
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Blair suggested that regime change in Syria was inevitable. "People are no longer going to accept that a minority ruled the country without the say of the majority. It's exactly the arguments we went through over Iraq," he said.
He also reiterated his criticism of Iran, claiming that the transition across the Middle East was being complicated by the policies of the Islamic republic.
"It's not just trying to acquire nuclear weapons, it's trying to export an ideology and an extremism around the region. They continue to meddle in Iraq. It's a hugely destabilising force. I would be 100% more optimistic about the speed with which the region could change if that Iranian regime weren't there."