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Blair's Labour won the 2001 general election with another landslide, with 167 seats.<ref name=":0" /> | Blair's Labour won the 2001 general election with another landslide, with 167 seats.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
After [[September 11 attacks|9/11]], Blair followed the leads of [[President of the United States|US Presidents]] [[Bill Clinton]], and [[George Bush]], and used it as justification, along with the claim that [[Saddam Hussein]] harboured weapons of mass destruction, to invade [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] in 2001 and then Iraq in 2003. Numerous war crimes were committed during these invasions and conveniently the supposed weapons were never found. This, together with criticism over use of the machinery of government and doubts over the legality of the UK’s involvement, led the previously popular Tony Blair to become a divisive figure.<ref name=":0" /> | After [[September 11 attacks|9/11]], Blair followed the leads of [[President of the United States|US Presidents]] [[Bill Clinton]], and [[George Bush]], and used it as justification, along with the claim that [[Saddam Hussein]] harboured weapons of mass destruction, to invade [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] in 2001 and then Iraq in 2003. Numerous war crimes were committed during these invasions and conveniently the supposed weapons were never found.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
The case for war in the UK had been built around the widespread belief that Saddam harboured weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which were not subsequently found. This, together with criticism over use of the machinery of government and doubts over the legality of the UK’s involvement, led the previously popular Tony Blair to become a divisive figure.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Government of 2005-2010 === | === Government of 2005-2010 === | ||