The Minutes of Sir Richard Dearlove on blair https://minutesof.com/richard-dearlove/on/blair/ Everything Sir Richard Dearlove has said on blair: 4 verbatim quotes between October 2001 and March 2026, each with a timestamp and a link to the… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:25 +0000 Dearlove reveals he urged Blair to form a military council in Iraq instead of disbanding the army. https://minutesof.com/q/6be4adf8-7f31-45c8-a489-351b9c046924/ https://minutesof.com/q/6be4adf8-7f31-45c8-a489-351b9c046924/ “the huge mistake that Brammer made in Iraq on which we were not consulted, I was chief at the time, was to disband the Iraqi military.” — The Brink Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:09:37 +0000 blair Dearlove recounts recent conversation with senior American general confirming his Iraq military council advice https://minutesof.com/q/ccde96a7-6f79-4d10-8f34-4b42d4c02d21/ https://minutesof.com/q/ccde96a7-6f79-4d10-8f34-4b42d4c02d21/ “I mean, I was urging the Blair government to form a military council. And actually talking to an American general recently who was part of that group, who was in a very senior position,” — The Brink Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:09:37 +0000 blair Dearlove advised Blair not to dissolve Iraqi army and Ba'ath structures but Blair did not follow advice. https://minutesof.com/q/8c61c2d7-9777-4622-ad20-7f062122d3da/ https://minutesof.com/q/8c61c2d7-9777-4622-ad20-7f062122d3da/ “And my advice to Blair, which he didn't follow, because I'm not a policy guy, but I said, look, what we should have because bits of the Iraqi army were not particularly contaminated by Saddam Hussein.” — Cliveden Literary Festival Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:16:04 +0000 blair Dearlove reveals he advised Blair not to dissolve Iraqi military structures but was not followed. https://minutesof.com/q/bfbba604-7bd3-4437-9b78-d46863824daf/ https://minutesof.com/q/bfbba604-7bd3-4437-9b78-d46863824daf/ “my advice to Blair, which he didn't follow, because I'm not a policy guy, but I said, look, what we should have because bits of the Iraqi army were not particularly contaminated by Saddam Hussein.” — Cliveden Literary Festival Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:16:04 +0000 blair