A former head of Australia’s defence department says the country needs its own version of the Chilcot inquiry into the Iraq war. Australia needs a similar comprehensive independent inquiry into how the decision was made to commit Australia to this war. Wilkie said the mistakes of the Iraq invasion had helped create the current Islamist terrorist threat in the Middle East and around the world. However, the most illuminating references to Australia’s role in the planning and prosecution of the Iraq war lie within the supporting documents to Chilcot’s report. In other words the terrorist danger confronting Australians to this very day is a result of Australia’s involvement in Iraq.

Source: The Guardian July 07, 2016 00:26 UTC