The rise and fall of Tony Blair

Over one million people have signed a petition against the knighthood of former prime minister Tony Blair, reviving the debate surrounding his place in history.

How did the UK’s longest-serving Labour prime minister become so unpopular?

#tonyblair #iraqwar #iraq #georgebush #middleeast #waronterror

[angus]

"America has no truer friend than Great Britain"
Taken as a direct and pointed insult from Bush to Canada which had refused to join in the Iraq fiasco.

[sandilemfeka]

If I die and see this man, then I am definitely in hell.

[laxeystu]

Iraq was only a contributor to Blairs fall
The war was his first real moment of crisis, but it did command support amongst the opposition and in the country as well, and he won another general election in 2005
He was still seen as a 'winner' after this and was replaced more because of the Labour party's unhappiness with him (partly Iraq, but other things as well), to be replaced by Brown, who was also supportive on Iraq

[masterally]

"you lied about the weapon mass of distraction".
"You lied about Iraq"
"You lied'

[fjordhellas]

How is it that Blair, George W Bush, Dick Cheney and Ronald Rumsfeld haven’t been indicted for their war crimes in Iraq ? I don’t get it.

[littlenan]

There were many of us in the UK who despised his actions. The problems he left us with are enormous. Never mind, he became so rich and famous.

[clemalford]

The most opportunist politician ever. And a warmonger to boot.

[WelshHistories]

Successive Labour leaders not defending his record played the biggest part in his downfall.

[sgritheall]

If Putin is a war criminal, then so is Blair. But he got a knighthood for his war. Hypocrisy?

[montopeloto]

A war criminal, an embarrassment to England and on top of that he walks free and protected.

[Genocide]

Just imagine a so called intelligent successful politician that lied his way into war killing countless innocent people. Greed at its highest.

[masterally]

"I believe he was a monster"
-monster Tony Blair

[hamid.khajehpour]

Another War Criminal Walking Free and soon to Become a Lord too. 😮😢

[ishtiaqkarjikar]

Biggest criminals of all time but until today ICC Can't see?

[ethanp]

You make it sound like he resigned because of Iraq in 2007. Although unpopular he did win the 2005 general election with a majority

[nathanielwhite]

And our military, and particularly the Army has never recovered from Blair’s Premiership, in which the echos of Iraq and Afghanistan still haunt it to this day, and will probably do so for decades to come!😞

[TS-drgc]

Ultimate fall will be in front of God.

[masterally]

"you lied about the connection to the 9/11"

[DandadaDandadaDandadaDan]

It is crucial to understand that:

If Iraq and others had not been invaded, millions of Middle Easterners would not have become immigrants and would not have been forced to seek refuge in European countries.

[davecanly]

Everything on Blair now talking his crap.... The coments are always turned off just shows how much his hated