What amazes me is how many people are happy for Saddam to stay. They ask why we don't get rid of Mugabe, why not the Burmese lot. Yes, let's get rid of them all. I don't because I can't, but when you can you should.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- You should remove bad leaders when you have the power to do so.
- In plain terms
- If you can remove a bad leader, you should.
- What can you take from it?
- Exercise power to remove harmful leaders when possible.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you hesitated to act on principle?
Another view
Removing leaders is not always politically feasible.
More from Tony Blair
As I have said throughout, I have no doubt that they will find the clearest possible evidence of Saddam's weapons of mass destruction.
Permalink to quote #35 We've already discovered, just so far, the remains of 400,000 people in mass graves.
Permalink to quote #37 Before people crow about the absence of Weapons of Mass Destruction, I suggest they wait a bit.
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