Tony Blair, Tory infiltrator into Labour, photo Chatham House (Creative Commons)

Tony Blair, Tory infiltrator into Labour, photo Chatham House (Creative Commons)   (Click to enlarge: opens in new window)

War fan Tony Blair could face charges over his role in sending British soldiers to Iraq. A cross-party group of MPs wants him prosecuted if the Chilcot report shows he lied to get support.

One route is to have him ‘impeached’ – following trial by the House of Lords. The Lords hasn’t actually had a go at this in 210 years though, so the International Criminal Court is likelier.

Likelier still, of course, is for nothing to come of this. The capitalist establishment, in Britain and internationally, backs Blair’s belligerence.

All the bosses’ wars kill workers and benefit only the rich. Saying otherwise is the lie at the core of all imperialist conflict.

The Socialist hopes Blair does face justice. But we say send all the establishment warmongers – and the capitalist system which requires war – down alongside him.