The shorter Geoffrey Wheatcroft (in my words, not his):
Even if Iraq has been liberated from a ghastly tyranny and is on the road to democracy, it just won't do as a justification. For we weren't told the truth by Tony Blair.The shorter Norman Geras (in my words and his):
My, what a [irony]brilliant[/irony] hierarchy of moral values.The slightly longer Norman Geras: I have already argued (Green parrot, old site, August 21 2003) that it matters if the electorate was deceived in the run-up to the war, and that political leaders who deceive their publics should be held accountable for that. But other things also matter in this world. Geoffrey Wheatcroft needs to get about a bit.