On the 2003 Iraq War
• As quoted in "John Howard defends taking Australia into Iraq war", Financial Times (7 July 2016)
• As quoted in "John Howard defends taking Australia into Iraq war", Financial Times (7 July 2016)
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In the years that have gone by there’s been the constant claim that we went to war based on a lie... There was no lie. There were errors in intelligence, but there was no lie.
— John Howard
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "In the years that have gone by there’s been the constant claim that we went to war based on a lie... There was no lie. There were errors in intelligence, but there was no lie." in the context of "On the 2003 Iraq War
• As quoted in "John Howard defends taking Australia into Iraq war", Financial Times (7 July 2016)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About John Howard
John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 until 2007. He previously served as Treasurer from 1977 to 1983 and was Leader of the Liberal Party from 1985 until 1989, and again from 1995 to 2007.
About John Howard
John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and was the Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 until 2007. He previously served as Treasurer from 1977 to 1983 and was Leader of the Liberal Party from 1985 until 1989, and again from 1995 to 2007.
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