On July 17, 2003, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in an address to the US congress, that history would forgive the United States and United Kingdom, even if they were wrong about weapons of mass destruction.
You'll have to look up the text - can't be arsed. The reason history would be forgiving is because Saddam was evil.
Mr Bush:
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Despite the intelligence lapse, Bush stood by his decision to invade Iraq stating:
"But what wasn't wrong was Saddam Hussein had invaded a country, he had used weapons of mass destruction, he had the capability of making weapons of mass destruction, he was firing at our pilots. He was a state sponsor of terror. Removing Saddam Hussein was the right thing for world peace and the security of our country."
So, to be fair, not quite, "he's evil!" but instead "he sponsors terror!",.
As I've said, I personally have no issue with intervening in sovereign state's internal politics on the grounds of moral relativism - what recently happened in Darfur is abominable. I guess the issue I have is what to do afterwards. (The Authority gave East Timor and Indonesia the reformed evil genius Dr Krigstein, and the US gave Iraq a lot of cash which has gone missing.)
