Blair Ma Mandem Foreign Policy

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Cook quote, what dilemma did it cause

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"Ethical FP"

Dilemma in deciding how to deal with Serbia and Iraq

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NATO and Serbia sitch- date, basic outline

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1999

Persuaded NATO and USA to re-launch air strikes against Serbian forces (due to genocide)

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Why was NATO/Serbia sitch controv

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Said to have accelerate the genocide

Nature of bombing raids bad- flew at 15,000 feet so less aim

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Was NATO/Serbia a success? despite what? what did this mean?

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Yes, despite Clinton not fulfilling Blair's request of ground troops.

This meant that Blair thought his style/methods worked and might use them again if he needed to

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Quote from Blair about Europe

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"Under my leadership I will not allow Britain to be isolated or left behind"

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Goodwill of government towards Europe example

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Instructed British officials to withdraw Major government objections such as Social Charter, criminal justice

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Blair attended major summit meetings- give dates, where and what concessions

(2)

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1997 Amsterdam- abandoned opt out on EU employment and social policy

1998 St Malo- withdrew objections to common European defense policy operating independently from NATO

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Main problems faced with Europe-

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VELEC

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VETO- lost it, leaving Britain isolated

EURO- declined to join, Blair/Brown divisions

CAP- (Common Agricultural Policy) Britain were net losers, Blair couldn't reform it

EU DIRECTIVES- 1 year, 3000 imposed on Britain with no debate

CONSTITUTIONS- 2004 Rome Treaty and Lisbon Treaty no referendums held

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Anglo-Irish invasion (of Iraq)

when was it
who resigned
what else happened

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2003

Claire Short and Robin Cook

Mass protests- more than 1 million in London Feb. '03

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Iraq

Quote about Blair x2

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"Bush's poodle"

Lynch "he was his own man"

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George Galloway opinion on Blair Iraq

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"He was an initiator and not a follower"

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Was the Iraq operation successful

(2)

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By mid-2003 Hussein's forces were broken

However little thought was given to the civil war that followed this

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WMD

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There was NO EVIDENCE for these

David Kelly suicide due to saying this

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Gilligan quote about WMD

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"Sexed up the files"

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Arguments in favour of Iraq and 7/7 links

(2)

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Hostility towards Islam led to retaliation

Encouraged spread on terror by declaring "war on terror" and targets- had no legitimate reason to go into Iraq so really just spread it all

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Sympathizers with Bush/Blair alliance counter argued negative reactions to Iraq with

(3)

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Jihadist terrorism predated Iraq (e.g. 9/11)

Anglo/Americans had always protected Muslims such as Kuwait, Bosnia and Kosovo

Iraq hadn't got WMD but Hussein had money to make them and was acting suspiciously such as sending an inspector away

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Northern Ireland

Good Friday Agreement- when, rough what, support %

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1998 made steps towards peace, with Northern Ireland Assembly set up

95% and 71% yes vote about it in referendums in NI and Irish Republic

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Did Good Friday Agreement work

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Not really, remarkable step towards peace but riots etc still continued (however these people were isolated)

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Northern Ireland

St Andrews Agreement - 2 parts and when

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2006

NI Assembly to be restored
NI Executive power sharing between republicans and nationalists

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When was NI Executive formed, main ppl?

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2007, Paisley and McGuinness

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Was he good in Sierra Leone?

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Yeahhhh mannnnnnnn

there was peace

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Blair summary of success-
if success is deemed to be the support for it

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Successful abroad

Unsuccessful domestically

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Robbins quote on Iraq

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"Blair’s fateful decision to invade [Iraq] will overshadow everything else when history judges his conduct of foreign policy."