Blair And Bush

British Prime Minister Tony Blair told US President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq "I will be with you, whatever", and relied on flawed intelligence and legal advice to go to war, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote to US President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 Iraq war that he would support him "whatever", even as he outlined numerous reservations about a possible military operation.

George W. Bush basked in warm praise from President Barack Obama and three fellow former U.S. presidents on Thursday as Bush's library was dedicated in a ceremony that emphasized his resolute response to terrorism while skirting controversies such as his decision to invade Iraq.

In an appearance before an official inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq conflict, Blair sought to reshape the unflattering legacy molded since he left office in 2007 by his many critics in Britain.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair told US President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq "I will be with you, whatever", and relied on flawed intelligence and legal advice to go to war, a seven-year inquiry concluded on Wednesday.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote to US President George W. Bush eight months before the 2003 Iraq war that he would support him "whatever", even as he outlined numerous reservations about a possible military operation.

George W. Bush basked in warm praise from President Barack Obama and three fellow former U.S. presidents on Thursday as Bush's library was dedicated in a ceremony that emphasized his resolute response to terrorism while skirting controversies such as his decision to invade Iraq.

In an appearance before an official inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq conflict, Blair sought to reshape the unflattering legacy molded since he left office in 2007 by his many critics in Britain.