Tony Blair yesterday said ministers must be prepared to go to war in the future regardless of the level of public opposition.
The former Prime Minister suggested voters do not always understand where Britain’s real interests lie and should be ignored if politicians think there is a good case for military intervention.
He admitted that ministers should be ‘aware’ of the need to secure public support for a foreign conflict.
‘But in my view, it doesn’t invalidate the necessity to intervene because what you’ve got to compare is the fact and the consequences of intervention with the fact and the consequences of non-intervention,’ he said .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk
