Al Jazeera English - Europe - Blair stands by Iraq war decision: "Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, has stood by his decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003, saying he would make the same decision again.
Giving evidence at a public inquiry in London on Friday, Blair said that the pre-war intelligence convinced him it was necessary to stop Saddam Hussein, the then-Iraqi president, from developing weapons of mass destruction.
He told the inquiry that the perception of risk from rogue or failed states changed after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States."
Giving evidence at a public inquiry in London on Friday, Blair said that the pre-war intelligence convinced him it was necessary to stop Saddam Hussein, the then-Iraqi president, from developing weapons of mass destruction.
He told the inquiry that the perception of risk from rogue or failed states changed after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States."
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