If Saddam was “a monster”, until he invaded Kuwait in 1990, he was the West’s monster, a bulwark against the ambitions of Iran. Blair insisted that Iraqis were better off without their former dictator but a Sky News correspondent reporting from Baghdad during the Inquiry’s lunch break disagreed. She maintained that a majority of Iraqis believe that their lives were better and more secure under Saddam. In fairness, that assessment wouldn’t be shared by most Kurds and Shiites.
During his interview — which was less of an interrogation and more like a cozy chat in an establishment’s gentlemen’s club — Blair used the opportunity to rail against Iran, giving the impression that were he still prime minister that’s where he would be heading next. Iran, he said, was a country linked up with terrorist groups. He also blamed Iranian interference for the Coalition’s post-invasion failures.

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