But he could be helped by The Guardian.
An editorial in The Guardian today moans about but sort of understands the delayed release of the report, instead hoping that when the report is finally released it restores trust in politics.
This report is more than an academic exercise in how government works; it goes beyond even the psychology of leadership, although both will be part of it. In the end it has a much harder, more symbolic and weightier function. It has to provide a degree of closure – for the families, of course, but for the country too. The effects of the Iraq war in the region are still being played out. It severely damaged trust in politics. It is asking too much of any single inquiry to make good the harm. But it could play a vital role in restoring the health of democracy. Every day of delay undermines its chance of success.
[source : The Guardian view on the Chilcot delays: undermining his own work, The Guardian, http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/26/the-guardian-view-on-the-chilcot-delays-undermining-his-own-work, 26th August 2015]
The Guardian was not against the war on Iraq and supported the reelection of Blair (see The Iraq War Was Not A Media Failure).
The Guardian demanded war on Libya in 2011 and suggested that NATO become the CJAF (Cutthroat Jihadi Air Force).
The Guardian demanded war on Syria.
The Guardian was ecstatic when Syria agreed to relinquish its chemical weapons and did not once demand the same of Israel, which has a much more powerful and destructive arsenal.
In other words, The Guardian is establishment.
It supported and continues to support the drive for war.
The Guardian could help Chilcot out by publishing an editorial on the plan for war and regime change in seven countries in five years that was revealed to General Wesley Clark shortly after 9/11.
But we will have to wait until Hell freezes over for that!
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