{"product_id":"9781912454044","title":"Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery word of the executive summary of the British public inquiry into 2003 Iraq War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrdered in 2009 by the then Prime Minister of Britain, Gordon Brown, the Iraq Inquiry is the official verdict on Britain's conduct before, during and after the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInformally named after its chairman Sir John Chilcot, a retired civil servant, the inquiry finally reported its findings on 6th July 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn official language, it damned aspects of government during Tony Blair's premiership. Philippe Sands QC wrote in the London Review of Books:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe report deals with:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Iraq's threat to the UK;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Britain's legal advice for the invasion;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*intelligence about weapons of mass destruction; and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*planning for a post-conflict Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished under an Open Government Licence, this hardcover 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is designed to provide a superior reading experience to the official report. For this reason, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePre-conflict strategy and planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe UK decision to support US military action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy Iraq? Why now?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe UK's relationship with the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecision-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdvice on the legal basis for military action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeapons of mass destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlanning for a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe post-conflict period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOccupation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTransition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlanning for withdrawal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid the UK achieve its objectives in Iraq?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey findings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLessons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimeline of events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIdeal for any student of politics, diplomacy, or conflict.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canbury Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49972840399088,"sku":"9781912454044","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781912454044","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}