“A lot of smart people think they’re way smarter than they are, and therefore they do worse than dumb people. And it’s very common to be utterly brilliant and think you’re way the hell smarter than you are.” C Munger
So in the case of Blair, think fresh faced leader, corrupted by power, persuaded by the USA President to join the illegal Iraq War, accused of ‘sexing up’ the Weapons of Mass Destruction dossier with Alistair Campbell = 1 million protesting on the streets of London, the mysterious death of weapons inspector Dr David Kelly = his downfall and his legacy. Not so positive for a very smart man.
