Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has just said sorry for the 2003 Iraq invasion. This comes as the Iraq Inquiry released it's long awaited report this morning. The investigation has taken 7 long years. "I express more sorrow, regret and apology than you may ever know." - Blair said. Let it be known that until today, he had refused any criminal responsibility. However he still refuses to accept that the war on Iraq has led to more terrorism around the world. He also refuses to admit that the soldiers he sent to battle on flimsy and false grounds, died in vain. Now I would like to see if the African Union can write a simple letter officially requesting the ICC to prosecute a Western leader for once.
by Hussein Lumumba Amin 6/07/2016 Kampala, Uganda. (Below is a brief summary of the statement issued this morning upon the release of the Iraq Inquiry) ----------------------- The questions for the Iraq Inquiry were: - whether it was right and necessary to invade Iraq in March 2003; - and whether the UK could – and should – have been better prepared for what followed. The report concluded that the UK chose to join the invasion of Iraq before peaceful options for disarmament had been exhausted. Military action at that time was not a last resort. The report 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. Despite explicit warnings, the consequences of the invasion were underestimated. The planning and preparations for Iraq after Saddam Hussein were wholly inadequate, and the Government failed to achieve its stated objectives. Mr Blair had secretely suggested to Mr. Bush that the US and the UK should work on what he described as a "clever strategy" for regime change in Iraq. By April 2002, the UK's Joint Intelligence Committee had concluded that Saddam Hussein could not be removed without an invasion. The UK Government was stating that Iraq was a threat that had to be dealt with. It had to disarm or be disarmed. That implied the use of force if Iraq did not comply – and internal contingency planning for a large contribution to a military invasion had begun. Yet the circumstances in which it was decided that there was a legal basis for UK military action were far from satisfactory. The Iraq Inquiry sought to set out the Government’s actions on Iraq. The evidence is there for all to see. An intervention which went badly wrong, with consequences to this day. In March 2003: - There was no imminent threat from Saddam Hussein. - The strategy of containment could have been adapted and continued for some time. - The majority of the Security Council supported continuing UN inspections and monitoring. ------------- Full Statement: iraqinquiry.org.uk/the-inquiry/sir-john-chilcots-public-statement/ Download Full Iraq Inquiry Report Here: iraqinquiry.org.uk/the-report/ Mr. Blairs Apology: express.co.uk/news/uk/686863/Chilcot-report-Tony-Blair-gives-statement-on-inquiry-into-Iraq-war-sorry
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