Blair: 'God will be my judge on Iraq'

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:00 am

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4772142.stm

"The only way you can take a decision like that is to do the right thing according to your conscience."

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politi ... 349125.ece

So what do you reckon?

I think it's a pity his conscience didn't tell him altering intelligence reports and lying to parliament to get support for attacking Iraq was a bad idea and indeed was perhaps immoral. Although religious types seem able to justify anything because god will judge them in the end.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:24 am

Did you watch the programme or are you going by the what has been written in the press ?

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:41 am

Bez wrote: Did you watch the programme or are you going by the what has been written in the press ?

Yes, and the BBC link has another in to the interview segment itself if you missed it.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:34 am

I did see it, but I took him to mean that 'God would be his judge on all the decisions he makes during his life' , not on Iraq specifically.

I'm not sure it was a wise decision to do this programme.....better to have 'bared all' when he is no longer PM. Being careful about what he said made him look uncomfortable and at times embarrased.