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 hope we can get the rest of the transport system back up and running again as soon as possible.
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The judgment has to be, at the present time, that Saddam Hussein is not cooperating with the inspectors and therefore is in breach of the U.N. resolution. And that's why time is running out.
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We've got a strong personal relationship that is most helpful to making sure our countries continue the tie that binds.
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Whether they were hidden or removed or destroyed even, the plain fact is that he was in breach of United Nations resolutions,
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There are bound to be disagreements over trade, partly because of the very strength of China's economic performance.
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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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We believe you can achieve much more through persuasion and by encouraging China to open up to the outside world than by turning your back on China,
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Unless there is a recommendation that comes forward from our military commanders that they require more troops, we don't provide them,
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There is no question here of a deal or trade-off. We are working very hard with the Romanian government to stop illegal immigration and to get to a point where visas are no longer necessary,
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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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She had a tremendous ability, as we saw over the land mines issue. to enter into an area that could have been one of controversy and suddenly just clarify for people what was clearly the right thing to do,
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On the question of Iraq, I think the differences at the time of the conflict were well known,
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One of the most respected people of our times. Sense of duty and service ... extraordinary grace and dedication ... Long may she reign over us!
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Let no one be in doubt that the rules of the game are changing, ... If you come to our country from abroad, don't meddle in extremism.