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T_i_B

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12. Confirms what many of us suspected

Reply to Denzil_DC (Original post)

Wed Jul 6, 2016, 05:36 PM

Jul 2016

Last edited Thu Jul 7, 2016, 04:23 AM - Edit history (2)

But will politicians and society at large learn from the disastrous mess of the Iraq war?

I do worry that lessons haven't been learned. Cabinet, MP's and media provided little challenge to Blair's plans. And I do worry that the British system is such that bad proposals from the executive branch of government don't get challenged in the way that they should.

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Chilcot report live: Blair sent troops to Iraq before peaceful options had been exhausted [View all] Denzil_DC Jul 2016 OP

No wonder no one seemed to want Chilcot to hurry to release the report LeftishBrit Jul 2016 #1

And Cameron, utterly predictably, defends interventionism. Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #2

An impressively robust speech from Tim Farron, Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #3

It maybe should be noted that at one point the Speaker had to intervene Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #4

One of them was Ian Austin: Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #6

If anybody has the time and appetite to read the report's full 12 volumes, Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #5

This is parliament right now: Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #7

And, for the record, there it is: Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #8

+1 nt steve2470 Jul 2016 #9

He addressed the families of the war dead Denzil_DC Jul 2016 #10

he's an excellent man nt steve2470 Jul 2016 #11

Confirms what many of us suspected T_i_B Jul 2016 #12

Came through here late last night. Matilda Jul 2016 #13