Blur

Tony Blair is giving evidence today to account for his decisions in regard to Iraq.In the end, it doesn't matter what he says, nobody will listen to what he says.Truly an exercise in futility.
Although the Iraq war can undeniably be deemed a failure I still believe that it is worth remembering that Saddam remains the only leader to have used poison gas since at least the second world war.He used them against his own people and against Iranian soldiers defending their country against an Iraqi invasion. He also used biological weapons and was directly responsible for the deaths of a million people in the 1990s, by invading Iraq's neighbours.
Surely there should be a movement to determine how the world can deal with monsters like this in the future? How can the West learn from the failures in Iraq.The emphasis needs to be on providing more teeth to the UN, and encouraging regions to adopt and act upon regional solutions, even those requiring force. The US and the UK shouldn't have to be involved, but the UN security council has to provide unanimous help and support to enable regional solutions.As it stands, the UN is crippled due to constant vetoing of both the Chinese and Russian governments.