Julian, my point remains, regardless of his faults, when Tony Blair found himself at the nexus of history, he did the right thing, bringing freedom to millions and ending one of the most horrific and brutal regimes in modern history. If he did only one right thing, it was the important one that counted. How he did it is matter of debate, but only a sideshow to the deed itself.
You seem to say that the Iraqis only option is to live subdued by a murderous tyranny. The Kurds were already enjoying some autonomy from their oppressor. The Shiite too had a right to live without the threat of mass graves and oppression. The current problems in Iraq are to the credit of the Iranians, the Syrians and the global jihad to destroy the West. They are the culprits, not the liberators.
Iraq has evolved to become the major front in the battle against those who would engulf the free world in medieval darkness. Should we tire of fighting this evil there, it will surely follow us home. How historians regard and judge Blair will likely also depend on who survives to write that history. Should the side Tony Blair championed be the victor, you will remain free to criticize him.
