{"product_id":"9780995497818","title":"Chilcot Report: Executive Summary","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrdered in 2009 by the then Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, the Chilcot Report is the official verdict on Britain's conduct before, during and after the Iraq war in 2003.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Named after its chairman Sir John Chilcot, a retired civil servant, the committee - formally the Iraq Inquiry - reported its findings on 6th July 2016.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It damned the handling of the war by the government of prime minister Tony Blair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilippe Sands QC wrote in the London Review of Books:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'It offers a long and painful account of an episode that may come to be seen as marking the moment when the UK fell off its global perch, trust in government collapsed and the country turned inward and began to disintegrate.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The report deals with:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *Iraq's threat to Britain;\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *legal advice for the invasion;\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *intelligence about weapons of mass destruction; and\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *planning for a post-conflict Iraq.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Published under an Open Government Licence, this book aims to bring to a wider audience the findings of a public inquiry which took seven years and cost the British taxpayer more than £10 million.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It has been designed to provide a superior reading experience to the official report: the typeface and spacing are different to the official report; however the text, headings, footnotes and any emphasis are exactly those of the original document.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pre-conflict strategy and planning.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The UK decision to support US military action.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Why Iraq? Why now?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The UK's relationship with the US.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Decision-making.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Advice on the legal basis for military action.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Weapons of mass destruction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Planning for a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The post-conflict period.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Occupation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Transition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Planning for withdrawal.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Did the UK achieve its objectives in Iraq?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Key findings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lessons\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Timeline of events\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIdeal for any student of politics, diplomacy, or conflict.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canbury Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118967636208,"sku":"9780995497818","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780995497818_p0.jpg?v=1763902904","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780995497818","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}