Blair Offers Justification For Iraq War (ap)

A police officer stands in front of a television screen in the foyer of the venue hosting the Iraq Inquiry in London, as Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Blair faced tough questioning Friday on his controversial decision to back the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, a pledge that led to widespread protests in Britain and weakened his standing as leader. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP – An unrepentant Tony Blair defended his decision to join the United States in attacking Iraq, arguing Friday before a panel investigating the war that the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks made the threat of weapons of mass destruction impossible to ignore.

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