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‘I’m sorry’: Historic moment Tony Blair FINALLY apologises for Iraq War and admits in TV interview the conflict caused the rise of ISIS
- Former PM makes the confession after 12 years of refusing to apologise
- Blair says he is sorry for his conduct which has now led to ‘hell’ in Iraq
- Says there is an element of truth that the war caused the rise of ISIS
- Comes after Lord Blunkett revealed he had challenged Blair about the war
By Simon Walters and Glen Owen and Martin Beckford and Daniel Bates
Tony Blair has finally said sorry for the Iraq War – and admitted he could be partly to blame for the rise of Islamic State.
The extraordinary confession by the former Prime Minister comes after 12 years in which he refused to apologise for the conflict.
Blair makes his dramatic ‘mea culpa’ during a TV interview about the ‘hell’ caused by his and George Bush’s decision to oust Saddam Hussein.
Long Road to Hell: America in Iraq hosted by CNNs Fareed Zakaria
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair being interviewed
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In the exchange, Blair repeatedly says sorry for his conduct and even refers to claims that the invasion was a war ‘crime’ – while denying he committed one.
Blair is asked bluntly in the CNN interview, to be broadcast today: ‘Was the Iraq War a mistake?’
He replies: ‘I apologise for the fact that the intelligence we received was wrong.
‘I also apologise for some of the mistakes in planning and, certainly, our mistake in our understanding of what would happen once you removed the regime.’
Challenged that the Iraq War was ‘the principal cause’ of the rise of Islamic State, he said: ‘I think there are elements of truth in that.
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