“The [Chilcot] commission noted that that ‘bad tidings’ tended not to be heard in London,” he said. The American diplomat tasked with leading the occupation of Iraq in 2003 has backed several key criticisms made by Britain’s Chilcot inquiry despite a defiant response to its report from former president George W Bush and other Republicans. “US-UK intervention offered Iraq a better future,” wrote the former Bush speechwriter David Frum after the report came out. “Had we not done so, today we would likely confront a nuclear armed Iraq facing off against a nuclear armed Iran. “He is deeply grateful for the service and sacrifice of American and coalition forces in the war on terror.

Source: The Guardian July 06, 2016 17:46 UTC