The Cost of 'Stop the War' (Why I'm not going wobbly on Iraq.)

WSJ.com ^ | Feb.17, 2003 | Tony Blair

[conservativecorner]

I know it is tough right now. I know it is an uncertain time for our country. But we will come through this and we will come through it together.

We will come through it by holding firm to what we believe in. One such belief is in the United Nations. I continue to want to solve the issue of Iraq and weapons of mass destruction through the U.N. That is why last November we insisted on putting U.N. inspectors back into Iraq to disarm it.

[conservativecorner]

Prime Minister Blair is a true friend to the USA!

[billorites]

Prime Minister Blair is a true friend to the USA!

I've always suspected him to be a smarmy Clintinoid, but he's sure been on the right side of this issue. He has allowed no daylight to show between the UK and US as regards Iraq.

[livius]

What a great letter!

[conservativecorner]

[BartMan1]

thanks; great post...

[Maigret]

I hope more Freepers will read this, of course I wish a few liberals would give it a read too!

[Pinch]

> of course I wish a few liberals would give it a read too!

Ha. What is that old saying about aerodynamic swine? Flying Pigs?

[Nubbin]

Great speech. Bookmarked it.

[George W. Bush]

I was lucky enough to catch it live (was up at 5am). I hit 'Record' on my Tivo and saved the whole thing so I could study it again later. It was quite a performance for a British Labor leader. I was reminded of Thatcher and Churchill even if the speech wasn't quite so stentorian as they might have managed. But it fit a party rally very well, one where Mr. Blair was speaking to the dissent in his own party as it faced massive public demonstrations against its policy. Mr. Blair's own principles and his real heartfelt sentiment came through strongly along with his sound reasoning and argument.

You got this speech bookmarked, Ivan?