Brown blames US over Iraq reconstruction errors

[deminks]

Source: Associated Press

LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted on Friday that the decision to invade Iraq was correct, testifying to an inquiry on the war that deposing Saddam Hussein was justified — despite the loss of lives.

In testimony before a looming national election in the UK, Brown praised the sacrifices of soldiers and civilians, but acknowledged mistakes had been made by leaders in Washington and London over the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. He sharply criticized the United States over failing to heed British warnings over postwar chaos, and dismissed claims he choked military budgets, sending British soldiers to war without adequate equipment.

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Brown acknowledged that while he had played a key role in the Iraq war, he had not been invited to some key meetings and was unaware of the detail of letters exchanged between Blair and President George W. Bush.

"I had regular conversations with Tony Blair and we talked about those issues, but I do not have copies of those letters and I don't know the exact conversation — and he wouldn't expect me to," hesaid.



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[Jefferson23]

1. Brown can insist all he wants, that will never change the truth.

These people really suck at lying.

[Rapier09]

2. In the end

History will tell the tale.

I don't expect the outcome in Iraq to be positive at this point unless Iran gaining a new satellite is a good thing.