Tony Blair: The West must intervene in Iraq [View all]

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/15/tony-blair-the-west-must-intervene-in-iraq/



Ex-PM says allies should consider military options short of sending troops after denying 2003 invasion led to Isis crisis

Tony Blair: The West must intervene in Iraq
By Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:47 EDT

Tony Blair has urged western governments to recognise that it needs to take an active role in the Middle East, saying the west should consider military options short of sending ground troops.

The former prime minister said there was a huge range of options available, including air strikes and drones as used in Libya.

Blair was speaking on UK morning TV shows after writing a lengthy essay setting out how to respond to the Iraq crisis, including his belief that the invasion of Iraq in 2003 was not the cause of the country’s implosion.

He said: “It is in our interests for this jihadist extremist group to be stopped in its tracks. I understand entirely why people say ‘it is nothing to do with us and I don’t want to hear about it’.

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Go for it Tony. I'm sure the British people want to 'win' Afghanistan, round 4.