Ex UK Prime Minister, Tony Blair Admits to Causing the Rise of ISIS in CNN Apology Interview

Posted by Odinaka on Sun 25th Oct, 2015 - tori.ng

I'm truly sorry'...That historic moment Tony Blair finally apologised for Iraq War and admits in CNN TV interview the conflict that caused the rise of ISIS.

Tony Blair has finally said sorry for the Iraq War during an interview on CNN which is due to be broadcast today

In an extraordinary confession by UK former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, he has finally said sorry for the Iraq War and admitted he could be partly to blame for the rise of Islamic State. This comes after 12 years in which he refused to apologise for the conflict.

He made this dramatic 'mea culpa' during a TV interview about the 'hell' caused by his and George Bush’s decision to oust Saddam Hussein.

The former prime minister with British troops in Basra in Iraq in 2003, soon after Saddam Hussein was toppled

In the exchange, Blair repeatedly says sorry for his conduct and even refers to claims that the invasion was a war 'crime' while denying he committed one.

Blair was asked bluntly in the CNN interview, to be broadcast today: 'Was the Iraq War a mistake? He replies:

"I apologise for the fact that the intelligence we received was wrong. I also apologise for some of the mistakes in planning and, certainly, our mistake in our understanding of what would happen once you removed the regime."

An edited extract of Tony Blair's interview with Fareed Zakaria of the Americn CNN TV news network

Challenged that the Iraq War was 'the principal cause' of the rise of Islamic State, he said: "I think there are elements of truth in that. Of course you can’t say those of us who removed Saddam in 2003 bear no responsibility for the situation in 2015."

Blair’s confession comes a week after The Mail on Sunday published a bombshell White House memo revealing for the first time how Blair and Bush agreed a 'deal in blood' a year before the invasion.

Watch a snippet clip below;

Source: Dailymail