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Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted this week that U.S. and British intelligence on Saddam Hussein’s suspected weapons of mass destruction was wrong. As he made his annual address to his Labor Party, most of whose members opposed the war, hecklers accused Blair of having blood on his hands. “I can apologize for the information that turned out to be wrong,” Blair said. “But I can’t, sincerely at least, apologize for removing Saddam. The world is a better place with Saddam in prison, not in power.” Blair’s approval rating has slumped since the war began and now stands at around 40 percent.
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