Too early to say if Iraq war was right: Paul McCartney
British Paul McCartney performs 25 March 2003 on stage during the opening night of the European leg of his Back In The World 2003 tour at the Palais Omnisports Bercy in Paris.
LONDON (AFP) John Lennon might have
sung, "Give Peace a Chance," but his Beatles cohort
Paul McCartney thinks it's too early to judge whether the US-led
invasion of Iraq was the right thing to do.
Interviewed on BBC radio, McCartney said he was a "pacifist,"
but added that only "time will tell" whether going to
war to overthrow Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do.
"I felt that the UN all agreed that Saddam should be made to disarm. They didn't agree on how to do it," he said.
On the coalition's use of cluster bombs, however, McCartney was unequivocal: "It would be great to outlaw these cowardly weapons."
McCartney, now playing a four-night stint at Earl's Court in London, is among 17 artists featured on an album released Monday to raise funds for Iraqi children.
Produced by the War Child charity, "Hope" also features tracks by David Bowie, Moby, Avril Lavigne, Travis, George Michael and Yusuf Islam, previously known as Cat Stevens.