Chilcot Report: Executive Summary
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Chilcot Report: Executive Summary

Chilcot Report: Executive Summary

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John Chilcot (Author) Lawrence Freedman (Author) Roderic Lyne (Author) Martin Gilbert (Author) Usha Kumari Prashar (Author)  

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'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 Description All the key findings of the public inquiry into the handling of the 2003 Iraq war by Tony Blair's government in a 60,000-word book. 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 Frontispiece
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 Minister, in 2009, with the following members: * Sir John Chilcot (chairman), a career diplomat and senior civil servant who was previously a member of the Butler Review * Sir Lawrence Freedman, a military historian, and Professor of War Studies at King's College London. * Sir Martin Gilbert (died 3 February 2015), a historian who supported the invasion of Iraq * Sir Roderic Lyne, a former Ambassador to Russia and to the United Nations in Geneva * Baroness Prashar, a crossbencher, member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights
  • Contributor: John Chilcot
  • Imprint: Canbury
  • ISBN13: 9780995497801
  • Number of Pages: 220
  • Packaged Dimensions: 129x198x15mm
  • Packaged Weight: 163
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Canbury Press
  • Release Date: 2016-08-16
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: 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 Minister, in 2009, with the following members: * Sir John Chilcot (chairman), a career diplomat and senior civil servant who was previously a member of the Butler Review * Sir Lawrence Freedman, a military historian, and Professor of War Studies at King's College London. * Sir Martin Gilbert (died 3 February 2015), a historian who supported the invasion of Iraq * Sir Roderic Lyne, a former Ambassador to Russia and to the United Nations in Geneva * Baroness Prashar, a crossbencher, member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights

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