(FILES) This file photo taken on January 12, 2009 shows US President George W. Bush presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House in Washington, DC. Bush reiterated his belief on July 6, 2016, that the world is "better off" without Saddam Hussein, as a damning inquiry blasted Britain's part in the rush for war with Iraq in 2003. "Despite the intelligence failures and other mistakes he has acknowledged previously, President Bush continues to believe the whole world is better off without Saddam Hussein in power," Bush's spokesman Freddy Ford said in a statement. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEBSAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images