There's been a lot of criticism in the UK about their Iraq war inquiry. Many say that it's too "clubby" and easy going. Compared to the 9/11 joke of an inquiry in the US, I might take "clubby" to see so much come out. Sure many thought as much as we've been discovering, but it's still valuable to get to the bottom of so many myths. Publicly shaming people who can no longer hang on to their lies has a value. True, prosecuting would be better but knocking a few back into their hole is better than letting them tell lies without question. The Independent:
Sir John Scarlett, who was the head of the Joint Intelligence Committee in the run-up to the war, said that two reports received in March 2003, which suggested that Iraq's weaponry had been taken to pieces, were sent directly to the former prime minister. He also said that Mr Blair was made aware of doubts over Saddam's access to the warheads needed to deliver them.
Sir John, who was responsible for the Government's dossier that claimed Saddam had weapons that could be used within 45 minutes, denied that he had come under pressure to "sex up" the document. However, he admitted for the first time that a crucial part of the dossier was not clear about the threat posed by Saddam, meaning that the seriousness of the claim that the Iraqi leader could launch an attack was "lost in translation".
