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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It remains the case that on any objective analysis the prospects for a settlement are good, and we have to work towards that with renewed vigor and determination. Democracy must defeat evil.
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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.
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The idea that we did not have a plan for afterwards is simply not correct. We did, and we have unfolded that plan, but there are people in Iraq who are determined to stop us.
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He has impressed people around the world ... with his desire to make progress and to make progress as swiftly as is possible.
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(It) puts the relation between the European Union and India on a new and higher and more intense level
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It is clear that the diplomatic solution alone will not work, ... We have to send the strongest possible message to Milosevic that we will not tolerate any more of these atrocities.
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Robin was an outstanding, extraordinary talent - brilliant, incisive in debate, of incredible skill and persuasive power,
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I know that there will be many British families who will have lost friends and relatives and we all express our deep sadness and condolences at this loss. There will be others living with dreadful uncertainty.
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Where radical Islamism is going to be a factor, it's going to be very, very tough.
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It's obviously early to say this but from what we have gathered they have been successful, ... And I'm pleased to say there have been no casualties at all on the NATO side not just in respect to British forces but NATO forces as a whole and that's obviously good news.