And worth repeating from Ian Bell's piece is this
"Things might have been otherwise. The single interesting claim in David Blunkett's recently-serialised, entirely self-pitying memoirs is that Blair was ready to sack Gordon Brown in 2003 if the chancellor failed to support the war. Brown, says the former home secretary, decided to back down for the sake of his job.
Consider, if the claim is true, what might have been. What if Brown had kept his courage and chosen to resign? How many among a cowed cabinet might have seized the moment and followed? Could Blair have survived to legitimise the Bush invasion plan? If not, could the plan have then proceeded? I doubt it. "
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