The 2.6 million-word answer on why Britain went to war in Iraq will come today

July 06, 2016 08:57

It has been more than 13 years since British troops stormed their way through the Iraqi desert in a quest, alongside their American allies, to topple the dictator Saddam Hussein.

It has been more than seven years since the last British combat troops lowered the Union Jack and withdrew, their prime minister hailing Iraq as a "success story" as they left.

But it will not be until Wednesday that the British public gets what war critics say was owed long ago: an exhaustive account of how and why the UK government opted to join the invasion, setting off a chain of conflict that rages to this day.

The account will come in the form of a staggering 2.6 million-word report, part of an official inquiry that itself is nearly seven years old and has involved unfettered access to documents and witnesses.

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