Invasion Of Iraq
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Tony Blair has been damned, but is still defending the Iraq war
The Chilcot inquiry and subsequent report by Sir John Chilcot said diplomatic options had not been exhausted before British troops invaded Iraq.
Chilcot report: Tony Blair’s government accused of using bogus evidence to launch 2003 Iraq invasion
The UK government’s infamous "sexed-up" September dossier on Iraq’s threat made the claim Iraq was producing biological and chemical weapons.
Iraq’s political crisis deepens after US forces withdraw
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on lawmakers to withdraw confidence from one of his deputies as the country’s political crisis deepened.
Rumsfeld defends handling of Iraq War in new book
Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld concludes in his new autobiography the war in Iraq has been worth the cost, a newspaper reports.
UK cuts fire power
The United Kingdom’s armed forces announced it will no longer be able to mount the kind of operations conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan.