Tony Blair: 'Ground troops are necessary to fight Islamic State - diplomacy will not defeat them' - Middle East - World - The Independent

Tony Blair: 'Ground troops are necessary to fight Islamic State - diplomacy will not defeat them' - Middle East - World - The Independent

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Tony Blair's former aid has called for a kinder assessment of the former Labour PMs legacy

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Tony Blair has urged Britain not to rule out sending ground troops to
combat the Islamic State (Isis), arguing air strikes are not enough to
defeat the terrorist group.

In a 6,500 word essay published on his website,
the former Prime Minister said that with the consent of Iraq and Syria
and a broad international alliance including Arab countries, David
Cameron could avoid the “weaknesses” of Western strategy after September
11th.