Originally Posted by
Andy_Faber
My view on wars, and therefore the incidents mentioned, is not very nuanced: Re Belgrano and Dresden, the other side started it so cop for this pal. Re Iraq we ('the west') well and truly stuck our noses into the business of a culture we simply don't 'get' and maimed and slaughtered either directly or (ever since) indirectly countless thousands after ignoring independent expert advice, so there is a case to answer.
Which brings us back to Blair. He has two cases to answer IMO.
The first is as above
the second is that, under his watch, the erosion of our (my) national identity was accelerated at a pace that is still out of control. I actually blame him, the (New) Labour party and a cohort of 'defenders of the PC' for cultivating the feeling of dissatisfaction that led to the Brexit vote.
Which brings us (or me at least) back to Brexit