The Chilcot Inquiry.............

[BaggerofTea]

Iraq War Inquiry: Reaction to Sir John Chilcot's report - BBC News

Summary

1. UK went to war before peaceful options exhausted and military action was "not last resort", Chilcot report says
2. Invasion in 2003 was based on “flawed intelligence and assessments” that went unchallenged
3. Threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction were "presented with certainty that was not justified"
4. Ex-PM Tony Blair says decision for action made "in good faith" and he will take "full responsibility for any mistakes"
5. Families of Britons killed during Iraq War say conflict was "a fiasco" and do not rule out legal action
6. PM David Cameron says "lessons must be learned" and announces two-day Commons debate next week
7. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says war was "act of military aggression launched on a false pretence"
8. Iraq Inquiry says invasion 'not last resort'

War crimes charges anyone?


When is the US going to open up or own inquiry?

 

[TheAlbionist]

They've defnitely left the door open for Blair to get fukked here.

Which I'm all in favour of.

When I learnt economics at school I considered myself a dyed-in-the-wool Labour voter. Since I've been old enough to vote (2000) I've NEVER managed to cast one for them because of the combination of "New Labour" (read: Conservative Lite) policies and naked warmongering from Blair and his followers.

Labour must use this as an opportunity to exorcise these demons from their psyche - keep Corbyn (voted and campaigned against the war all the way through and never fell for Blairite economics) - and draw a proper line in the sand. We do NOT play this shyt anymore.