British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at the Iraq Inquiry to give his testimony about the 2003 conflict.
– Gordon Brown: War in Iraq was ‘right decision’ (CNN):
London, England (CNN) — The decision to go to war in Iraq “was the right decision and it was for the right reasons,” British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday in his first response at the Iraq War Inquiry.
Brown was answering a question from the chairman of the inquiry, John Chilcot, about whether he thought taking military action in March 2003 was the right decision, especially given that it led to such a great loss of life among military personnel and civilians.The prime minister said he pays respect to members of the armed forces “who served with great distinction in Iraq” and lost their lives, and to civilians who died.
“I think any loss of life is something that makes us very sad indeed,” he said.
March 5, 2010 — Updated 1200 GMT (2000 HKT)
AND THIS ARE THE ‘RIGHT REASONS’:
– Tony Blair Was Warned By All 27 Senior Government Lawyers That Iraq War Was Illegal (Daily Express)
– Dutch Inquiry: Iraq War Was Illegal, Had ‘No Basis In International Law’ (Guardian)
– Tony Blair ‘knew Iraq did not have WMD before war started’ (Times)