British MPs are aiming to impeach Tony Blair over his conduct before the 2003 Iraq invasion.
Britain's former ambassador to Washington, Sir Christopher Meyer, recently slammed Blair over the Iraq war and challenged his assertion that the war hadn’t made Britain a greater terrorist target:
“There is plenty of evidence around at the moment that home-grown terrorism was partly radicalised and fuelled by what is going on in Iraq. There is no way we can credibly get up and say it has nothing to do with it. Don't tell me that being in Iraq has got nothing to do with it. Of course it does."
Furthermore, Meyer claims Blair failed to influence US planning for the war.
Such discussions are almost absent in Australia, so let's say it once again: our involvement in the Iraq war has made Australia a greater terrorist target. Prime Minister John Howard denies this, but then, he's a liar.
Britain's former ambassador to Washington, Sir Christopher Meyer, recently slammed Blair over the Iraq war and challenged his assertion that the war hadn’t made Britain a greater terrorist target:
“There is plenty of evidence around at the moment that home-grown terrorism was partly radicalised and fuelled by what is going on in Iraq. There is no way we can credibly get up and say it has nothing to do with it. Don't tell me that being in Iraq has got nothing to do with it. Of course it does."
Furthermore, Meyer claims Blair failed to influence US planning for the war.
Such discussions are almost absent in Australia, so let's say it once again: our involvement in the Iraq war has made Australia a greater terrorist target. Prime Minister John Howard denies this, but then, he's a liar.
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Yes AL
Australia's involvement in the occupation of Iraq has made Australia a greater terrorist target.
Howard clearly wants to avoid being seen as culpable in his decision to send troops there if/when a terror bombing occurs here.
I'd say its misleading though for wouldbe bombers to say they are "defending Islam". They appear to be seeking revenge for a western attack on Arab people. Islam is just one part of the identity of Arab people.
Wouldbe terrorists need to remember that there are around 200 million Muslims in Indonesia just to our north. From that scale of humanity one would expect a larger "Islamic terrorist" or mob reaction against Australia. Criticism from the Jakarta government on the Iraq war seems very muted.
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