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Oh please. Deplorable as they are Putins actions in Chechyna are nowhere near on the same scale as Iraq, and to portray Blair as some sort of amiable buffoon who made a mistake is hilarious. He knew exactly what he was doing.

For what its worth, I personally wouldn't be at all surprised if the governments of Britain or America wouldnt use agents to knock off individuals who they didnt like in foreign countries (albeit Britain probably wouldnt have the balls to attempt it in Russia), even though they may do the job with a bit more discretion. Certainly they don't seem to regard similar activities undertaken by allies like Israel with as much distaste.