Iraq: From the British point of view, a hasty war

The policy in the UK has just no light. Now a Commission in London, comes to the conclusion that the much-debated military campaign in Iraq was a wrong decision.

Tony Blair in December 2004, in the case of the British troops in Basra

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A hasty decision, and not the ultimate last chance – this is the verdict of the so-called Chilcot Commission, which is concerned with the British role in the Iraq war. According to the career diplomat John Chilcot notified body, which had been used seven years ago, presented in London its report. Among other things, the decision of the then government of Prime Minister Tony Blair has been criticised for participation in the U.S. – led Invasion in 2003-as in haste. The political steps had been taken, even before all the “peaceful options for a disarming” of Iraq ruler Saddam Hussein had been exhausted, said the Commission Chairman Chilcot. In addition, the plans for the post-war period had been “totally inadequate”.

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The Invasion had ultimately led to the overthrow of the Iraqi ruler, Saddam Hussein. The question of the legality of it was not in the Commission report, rather, it is a kind of slap in the face for British politics. More than 120 witnesses to be heard by the panel since 2009, including Ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair and his successor Gordon Brown, also Minister of intelligence and army chiefs. In the course of the war, in the UK up to 46,000 of soldiers sent, and during the subsequent conflicts, tens of thousands of Iraqis were killed. 179 British soldiers died.

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