Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blairis a British politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and the Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. Together with then-US President George W. Bush, he initiated the Iraq War with the invasion of Iraq, an act which remains highly controversial...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth6 May 1953
CityEdinburgh, Scotland
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We're not going to negotiate some new treaty on climate change ... What this is about is seeing whether it will be possible in the future to bring people back into consensus together. Can we do that? I don't know, but it's important that we at least begin a process of dialogue that allows us to make progress on this.
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There is no point in speculating what happens down the line if you reach an impasse. But there is a lot of processes that have to be gone through before you are at that point, not least the Security Council.
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What we're about here is trying to make sure that public opinion everywhere is satisfied entirely as to the quality and safety of British beef,
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We hope we can get the rest of the transport system back up and running again as soon as possible.
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The Iraqis have succeeded in drafting this constitution despite the action of terrorists who are trying to destroy the country's desire for a peaceful future,
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Libya has stated that weapons of mass destruction are not the answer for Libya's defense, ... Libya's actions entitle it to rejoin the international community.
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This is to make sure that as soon as we identify the disease we're immediately slaughtering the animals and taking the actions necessary in the surrounding areas,
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I totally understand the concerns that people have, the worries that they have about precipitate military action. But the United Nations has taken a very clear position on this... We are going down the U.N. route but the U.N. route has to be the way of dealing with it, not avoiding it.
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I know there's a lot of disagreement in the country about the wisdom of my decision to order the action,
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I'm a Labour politician, but, you know, I can see decent Tories with good ideas.
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But it makes no difference to the fact that our bombing campaign goes on until our demands are met. The NATO demands are clear, and they must be met and met in full,
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Our fault has not been impatience, the truth is, our patience should have been exhausted weeks and months and even years ago,
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His strong moral leadership and commitment to social justice were renowned,
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I accept there is an issue which we have to confront.