Good faith and (dis)honest mistakes? Learning from Britain’s Iraq War Inquiry
Thomas, OD
Date: 30 January 2017
Journal
Politics
Publisher
Sage Publications / Political Studies Association of the United Kingdom
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Abstract
The recent ‘Chilcot’ inquiry judged that British participation in the 2003 Iraq War
was neither right nor necessary. When reading the final report of over 2.6 million
words, I warn against seeking accountability solely in terms of intent and individual
culpability, such as questioning whether the government deceived the public. ...
The recent ‘Chilcot’ inquiry judged that British participation in the 2003 Iraq War
was neither right nor necessary. When reading the final report of over 2.6 million
words, I warn against seeking accountability solely in terms of intent and individual
culpability, such as questioning whether the government deceived the public. There
also needs to be an examination the rationalities and power relations that allowed
figures such as Tony Blair to believe, and still believe, that the war was for the
common good. Doing so reveals how the preemptive logics behind the war endure
today.
Politics
College of Social Sciences and International Studies
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