In his memoirs, Tony Blair said he was “deeply sorry” for the war dead in Iraq
Tony Blair says he is “sorry for the lives cut short, but maintains it was right to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, according to excerpts of” A Journey “, the story of the decade he spent at the head of the British government.
Mr Blair says always feel a sense of “anguish” vis-à-vis the relatives of those who lost their lives during the conflict.
“The anxiety caused by a feeling of sadness that goes beyond the usual description, or compassion is painful when we hear the tragic news,” writes the former Prime Minister.
“I am deeply sorry for them, sorry for the lives cut short, sorry for the families whose grief is made harder by controversy over the reasons for the death of their loved ones, sorry for the choice that is totally unfair that this loss is theirs, “he adds.
Posted: August 31st, 2010 under US Stock Market.