Blair warned in 2000 Iraq war illegal
Blair Warned in 2000 Iraq War was Illegal
Secret papers withheld by Chilcot inquiry reveal Foreign Office fears over invasion
March 02, 2010 “The Independent” – An invasion of Iraq was discussed within the Government more than two years before military action was taken – with Foreign Office mandarins warning that an invasion would be illegal, that it would claim “considerable casualties” and could lead to the breakdown of Iraq, The Independent can reveal.
And evidently none of that mattered, did it? Although the British Chilcot inquiry led to no punishment for those who illegally invaded a sovereign nation, (no surprise there), at least they held it, right?
