TONY Blair’s latest appearance at the Chilcot Inquiry was a farce.

Looking nervous and tense at first, he soon relaxed when he realised that he was not going to be asked difficult questions or cross-examined over his response, which sometimes bordered on the ridiculous.

He claimed that UN Resolution 1441 was a good enough authorisation of the illegal invasion of Iraq, although clearly if it had been there wouldn’t have been an unsuccessful, attempt to get a further resolution.

Indeed, if you look at the resolution, the wording itself makes it clear that for military action to be approved it would have to have been referred back to the UN Security Council.

Comments made by various UN delegates at the time 1441 was approved made it clear that the resolution did not contain any provisions for the automatic use of force.

That was endorsed by the representatives of France, China, Russia, Mexico, Ireland and Syria.

Indeed even the UK’s representative Jeremy Greenstock said there was no “automaticity” in the resolution.

But during the Chilcot interview Blair managed to change the subject to Iran, which he accused of funding terrorism in the Middle East.

Once again, there is no evidence whatsoever that this is true, while there’s indisputable evidence that the USA and UK have been promoting anti-Iranian terrorists in the form of Jundallah and the MEK.

But Blair has proved he doesn’t need evidence or reality to start wars.

What is disappointing is our national media accepting lies unquestionably. They did in 2002/3 and it’s happening again now with regard to Iran and its non-existent nuclear weapons programme – just as it was with Iraq’s non-existent weapons of mass destruction.

Blair, far from being remorseful over the million or more people that died in relation to the illegal invasion of Iraq, appears to want a rerun.

Still, I suppose it makes for good after-dinner speeches and increases his fee.

R Lee, Burford Road, Witney