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Chilcot Report (Report of the Iraq Inquiry): Executive Summary: Unofficial Copy 2016

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Description for Chilcot Report (Report of the Iraq Inquiry): Executive Summary: Unofficial Copy 2016 Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS5; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 162.

'A further and devastating indictment not only of Tony Blair personally but of a whole apparatus of state and government, Cabinet, Parliament, armed forces, and, far from least, intelligence agencies.

— GEOFFREY WHEATCROFT, THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS

'It offers a long and painful account of an episode that may come to be seen as marking the moment when the UK fell off its global perch, trust in government collapsed and the country turned inward and began to disintegrate.'

— PHILIPPE SANDS, LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS

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All the key findings of the public inquiry ... Read more

Chaired by Sir John Chilcot, the Iraq Inquiry (known as the 'Chilcot Report') tackled:

  • Saddam Hussein's threat to Britain
  • the legal advice for the invasion
  • intelligence about weapons of mass destruction and
  • planning for a post-conflict Iraq.

The behaviour of the GCHQ whistleblower Katharine Gun and the controversy over whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction was the subject of the film Official Secrets.

Contents

Introduction

Pre-conflict strategy and planning

The UK decision to support US military action. UK policy before 9/11; The impact of 9/11; Decision to take the UN route; Negotiation of resolution 1441; The prospect of military action; The gap between the Permanent Members of the Security Council widens; The end of the UN route

Why Iraq? Why now? Was Iraq a serious or imminent threat?; The predicted increase in the threat to the UK as a result of military action in Iraq

The UK’s relationship with the US

Decision-making. Collective responsibility

Advice on the legal basis for military action. The timing of Lord Goldsmith’s advice on the interpretation of resolution 1441; Goldsmith’s advice of 7 March 2003; Goldsmith’s arrival at a “better view”; The exchange of letters on 14 and 15 March 2003; Goldsmith’s Written Answer of 17 March 2003

Weapons of mass destruction. Iraq WMD assessments, pre-July 2002; Iraq WMD assessments, July to September 2002; Iraq WMD assessments, October 2002 to March 2003; The search for WMD

Planning for a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. The failure to plan or prepare for known risks; The planning process and decision-making

Occupation. Looting in Basra; Looting in Baghdad; UK influence on post-invasion strategy: resolution 1483; UK influence on the Coalition Provisional Authority; A decline in security; The turning point

Transition. UK influence on US strategy post-CPA; Planning for withdrawal; The impact of Afghanistan; Iraqiisation

Preparation for withdrawal. A major divergence in strategy; A possible civil war; Force Level Review; The beginning of the end

Did the UK achieve its objectives in Iraq?

  • Key Findings 1. Development of UK strategy and options, 9/11 to early January 2002; Development of UK strategy and options, January to April 2002 – “axis of evil” to Crawford; Development of UK strategy and options, April to July 2002
  • Key Findings 2. Development of UK strategy and options, November 2002 to January 2003; Development of UK strategy and options, 1 February to 7 March 2003; Iraq WMD assessments, pre-July 2002; Iraq WMD assessments, July to September 2002; Iraq WMD assessments, October 2002 to March 2003; WMD search
  • Key Findings 3. Advice on the legal basis for military action, November 2002 to March 2003; Development of the military options for an invasion of Iraq; Military planning for the invasion, January to March 2003; Military equipment (pre-conflict); Planning for a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq; Invasion
  • Key Findings 4. The post-conflict period; Reconstruction; De-Ba’athification; Security Sector Reform; Resources; Military equipment (post-conflict); Civilian personnel; Service Personnel; Civilian casualties

Lessons. The decision to go to war; Weapons of mass destruction; The invasion of Iraq; The post-conflict period; Reconstruction; De-Ba’athification; Security Sector Reform; Resources; Military equipment (post-conflict); Civilian personnel

 

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Product Details

Publisher
Canbury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780995497801
SKU
V9780995497801
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About Sir John Chilcot
The Iraq Inquiry was the public inquiry ordered by the British government into the UK's conduct before, during and after the Iraq war in 2003. Named after its chairman Sir John Chilcot, a retired civil servant, the committee reported its findings on 6th July 2016. The committee was set up by Gordon Brown, the then Prime ... Read more

Reviews for Chilcot Report (Report of the Iraq Inquiry): Executive Summary: Unofficial Copy 2016
'Although sceptics wondered how much more the very-long-awaited Report of the Iraq Inquiry by a committee chaired by Sir John Chilcot could tell us when it appeared at last in July, it proves to contain a wealth of evidence and acute criticism, the more weighty for its sober tone and for having the imprimatur of the official government publisher. In ... Read more

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