| Author (Corporate) | Iraq Inquiry |
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| Publisher | Iraq Inquiry |
| Publication Date | 06/07/2016 |
| Content Type | Report |
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In 2003, for the first time since the Second World War, the United Kingdom took part in an invasion and full-scale occupation of a sovereign State. That was a decision of the utmost gravity. Saddam Hussein was undoubtedly a brutal dictator who had attacked Iraq’s neighbours, repressed and killed many of his own people, and was in violation of obligations imposed by the UN Security Council. But the questions for the Inquiry were: • whether it was right and necessary to invade Iraq in March 2003; and The Inquiry concluded that the UK chose to join the invasion of Iraq before the peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted. Military action at that time was not a last resort. The Inquiry also concluded that: • The judgements about the severity of the threat posed by Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction – WMD – were presented with a certainty that was not justified. The Report of the Iraq Inquiry, chaired by Sir John Chilcot, was published on 6 July 2016. The inquiry was appointed to consider the United Kingdom's policy on Iraq from 2001 to 2009, and to identify lessons for the future. |
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| Source Link | www.iraqinquiry.org.uk |
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| Countries / Regions | Middle East, United Kingdom |
