The judgements about the severity of the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of a mass destruction - WMD - were presented with a certainty that was not justified. John Chilcot certaintydestructioniraq Change image and share on social
The people of Iraq have suffered greatly. John Chilcot greatlyiraqpeople Change image and share on social
Planning and preparations for Iraq after Saddam Hussein were wholly inadequate. John Chilcot husseininadequateiraq Change image and share on social
The scale of the U.K. effort in post-conflict Iraq never matched the scale of the challenge. John Chilcot challengeconflicteffort Change image and share on social
We are not a court - not a judge or jury at work - but we've tried to apply the highest possible standards of rigorous analysis to the evidence where we make a criticism. John Chilcot analysisapplycourt Change image and share on social
The U.K. military role in Iraq ended a very long way from success. John Chilcot endiraqlong Change image and share on social
In practice, the U.K.'s most consistent strategic objective in relation to Iraq was to reduce the level of its deployed forces. John Chilcot consistentdeployforce Change image and share on social
We have found that the Ministry of Defence was slow in responding to the threat of improvised explosive devices and that delays in providing adequate medium-weight protected patrol vehicles should not have been tolerated. John Chilcot adequatedefencedelay share on social
Despite explicit warnings, the consequences of the invasion were underestimated. John Chilcot consequenceexplicitinvasion Change image and share on social
Blair overestimated his ability to influence U.S. decisions on Iraq. John Chilcot abilityblairdecision Change image and share on social
