As previously anticipated, the Government's entire rhetoric on the justification for the Iraq war is now based on regime change.

I've just been listening to Blair on Radio 4's Today programme, being asked whether, given the lack of WMD, he thought the war was still justified.

Blair's argument was entirely based on The people of Basra are grateful to be rid of Saddam. Which is all very well, except for the minor point that it was then, and is now, illegal to force regime change.

One could also add that the people of Iraq are also mustard keen to get the foreign troops out of the country so they can run the place themselves, but that would be mere quibbling.

If you're lucky, the interview will be on Today's Listen Again page.

If it's not on the main page (which carries today's programme and selected highlights from the past), try the Listen Again Archive.