I struggle to think of a former political leader as diligent as Tony Blair in the sullying of his own reputation. Mr Blair’s Iraq adventure with George W Bush was always going to cast a shadow. A minority will forever condemn him as a “war criminal”. Yet it is his single-minded, almost manic, quest for personal riches that will leave the darker stain on the historical record.
我很难想出哪位前政治领袖像托尼•布莱尔(Tony Blair)那样孜孜不倦地玷污自己的名声。他和小布什(George W Bush)发动的伊拉克战争总会给他的形象蒙上一层阴影。少数人永远会把他当作“战犯”来谴责。但相比之下,他对个人财富执着得近乎疯狂的追求,会在历史上给他留下更黑的污点。
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