Quote

They could have been removed. They could have been hidden. They could have been destroyed.

Tony Blair

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Tony Blair
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 6
Autobiographer
Diplomat
Former Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
Lawyer
Politician
Edinburgh
Scotland
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
Anthony Blair
Rt. Hon. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
Removed
Hidden
Destroyed
Iraq

More quotes by Tony Blair

Image
I'm an avowed centrist, and I believe that - centrism is often - it's almost the wrong word to use, because it's often seen as sort of splitting the difference between right and left.
Tony Blair
Image
The threat from Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, potentially nuclear weapons capability - that threat is real.
Tony Blair
Image
Sovereignty rests with me as an English MP and that's the way it will stay.
Tony Blair
Image
The kaleidoscope has been shaken. The pieces are in flux. Soon they will settle again. Before they do, let us re-order this world around us.
Tony Blair
Image
Sometimes and in particular dealing with a dictator, the only chance of peace is a readiness for war.
Tony Blair
Image
We promise that the events of 1991 will not happen again. We have pledged to remove Saddam. And we will deliver.
Tony Blair
Image
Where radical Islamism is going to be a factor, it's going to be very, very tough.
Tony Blair
Image
We have no plans to increase tax at all.
Tony Blair
Image
Every so often, I feel I should graduate to classical music, properly. But the truth is, I'm more likely to listen to rock music.
Tony Blair
Image
It's not a burning ambition for me to make sure that David Beckham earns less money.
Tony Blair
Image
The free enterprise system has not failed the financial system has failed.
Tony Blair
Image
There is nothing like waking up at six in the morning and changing a baby's nappy to bring you face to face with life's reality.
Tony Blair
Image
When Europe and America stand together the world is a better and more prosperous place.
Tony Blair
Image
This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic world and terrorism.
Tony Blair
Image
Ah yes, liberal democrats unified as ever in opportunism and in error.
Tony Blair
Image
I'm one of these people that, once you have had your election and you have elected your candidate, let's see what actually happens.
Tony Blair
Image
How do we deal with not just the acts of violence, but the extremist ideology that lies behind them? Because though the numbers of fanatics that go and join and kill for a group like ISIS are measured in tens of thousands, those that support the wider ideology, I'm afraid, you measure in tens of millions or more.
Tony Blair
Image
I think we've, again, got to be extremely careful otherwise we'll misunderstand what's going on in Iraq and in Syria today. Of course, you can't say that those of us who removed Saddam in 2003 bear no responsibility for the situation in 2015.
Tony Blair
Image
Before people crow about the absence of weapons of mass destruction, I suggest they wait a bit.
Tony Blair
Image
Actually the royal family were very gracious and good to me. But I also found that the British establishment were never quite sure what to make of me. I was a Labour figure, but I'd come from a very middle-class background. In one sense I offended both traditional right and traditional left. But I thought that was no bad thing.
Tony Blair