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Tony Blair says world is better as a result of Iraq War - BBC news
Tony Blair says world is better as a result of Iraq War - BBC news
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Cartes-fiches
jmd. herausfordern, etw. in Frage stellen
to challenge so./sth.
He also said it would be "far better" if he had challenged intelligence on Iraq's weapons in the run-up to war.
Geheimdienst
intelligence
He also said it would be "far better" if he had challenged intelligence on Iraq's weapons in the run-up to war.
im Vorfeld von etw.
in the run-up to sth.
He also said it would be "far better" if he had challenged intelligence on Iraq's weapons in the run-up to war.
Untersuchung, Nachforschung, Anfrage
inquiry
The official inquiry into the 2003 war was strongly critical of Mr Blair's government and UK military chiefs
etw. übertreiben, überbewerten
to overstate sth.
Sir John Chilcot's report, published on Wednesday, said Mr Blair had overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had "wholly inadequate" plans for the aftermath of the conflict.
schlecht vorbereitet
ill-prepared
Sir John Chilcot's report, published on Wednesday, said Mr Blair had overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had "wholly inadequate" plans for the aftermath of the conflict.
gänzlich (Adverb)
wholly
Sir John Chilcot's report, published on Wednesday, said Mr Blair had overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had "wholly inadequate" plans for the aftermath of the conflict.
Behauptung, Anspruch
claim
And he hit back at claims he had secretly committed the UK to help US President George W Bush topple Saddam Hussein and then overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction to sell the war to the public and MPs.
jmd. zu etw. verpflichten
to commit so. to sth.
And he hit back at claims he had secretly committed the UK to help US President George W Bush topple Saddam Hussein and then overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction to sell the war to the public and MPs.
etw. begehen
(Selbstmord begehen, Ehebruch begehen)
to commit sth.
(to commit suicide, to commit adultery)
engagiert, verpflichtet
committed
etw. kippen, umstürzen
to topple sth./(so.)
And he hit back at claims he had secretly committed the UK to help US President George W Bush topple Saddam Hussein and then overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction to sell the war to the public and MPs.
angeblich, mutmasslich, vermeintlich
alleged
And he hit back at claims he had secretly committed the UK to help US President George W Bush topple Saddam Hussein and then overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction to sell the war to the public and MPs.
unwiderruflich, endgültig
irrevocable
Mr Blair told Today he had not "made some irrevocable decision to go to war" at that point.
