Colin Powell’s memo confirms what is broadly known,but will add to pressure on Chilcot inquiry to clear up controversy over PM in dash-up to invasion of IraqIf anybody still seriously doubted that Tony Blair assured George W Bush, up to a year before the war began, or that Britain’s Labour government would support a US invasion of Iraq,then the March 2002 internal memo from Colin Powell published on Sunday should finally lay such doubts to rest. Although in reality, the former US secretary of state’s memo is mere additional confirmation of what is already broadly known, and it is likely to add to the pressure on Sir John Chilcot’s long-delayed Iraq war inquiry to clear up the controversy over Blair’s intentions and undertakings in the dash-up to war. Related: Chilcot under pressure to report after leaked Blair-Bush Iraq memo Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com