Writer John Le Carre' comments on the war

From Entertainment Weekly's most recent issue:

(Le Carre' is a former spy for England.)

"I don't think there's anything worse that a leader can do than take us to war on the strength of lies. There were not reasons to go to war, there were excuses. So while the United States was wrapping itself in the flag and Blair was walking on the Atlantic, many of us felt here that he was wrong. I reject absolutely the idiotic charge that I'm anti-American. Quite the reverse. I believe in American ideals from Jefferson to Kennedy. But I also have nine American grandchildren I care about.