She supported the Iraq War, writing in "The Guardian" in 2003 that she was "in favour of a smaller war now rather than a far worse war later" and criticised those opposed to the war as "pro-Saddam apologists". She justified her stance by stating that "this war is about freedom, justice – and oil" and that because Britain and the United States sold weapons to Iraq that, "it is our responsibility to redress our greed and ignorance by doing the lion's share in getting rid of him".