The Report of the Iraq Inquiry

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:report
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chilcot_Report
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:Sir_John_Chilcot
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Gordon_Brown
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkb:Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Office
gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence
intelligence agencies
intelligence assessments
military preparedness
post-war planning
Attorney General's advice
UK government decision-making
cabinet government process
lack of challenge to Prime Minister's decisions
gptkbp:foundIn intelligence regarding weapons of mass destruction was presented with unjustified certainty
UK military action in Iraq was not a last resort
the legal basis for military action was far from satisfactory
planning and preparations for post-invasion Iraq were wholly inadequate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Report of the Iraq Inquiry
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes 12
gptkbp:publicationDate 6 July 2016
gptkbp:publicReaction gptkb:military
widespread media coverage
calls for political accountability
criticism of Tony Blair
criticism of UK government
debate over intelligence failures
debate over legality of Iraq War
debate over military planning
debate over post-war reconstruction
gptkbp:publishedBy gptkb:Iraq_Inquiry
gptkbp:purpose to examine the UK's involvement in the Iraq War
gptkbp:recommendation greater transparency
improved government decision-making
better intelligence assessment
clearer legal advice
greater accountability
improved post-conflict planning
lessons for future military interventions
more robust scrutiny of intelligence
strengthened cabinet government
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:United_Kingdom_foreign_policy
2003 invasion of Iraq
gptkbp:totalPages 2,600
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Chilcot_Report
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