United Kingdom will investigate the invasion of Iraq.

KommentariiUyti in angliyski01.04.2009Britanskie troops leave Iraq without pobedyPremer Minister Gordon Brown of Great Britain on 15 June announced the beginning of the investigation the British Army in the invasion of Iraq in 2003, reports Sky News, referring to the statement by Representative Brown .
As expected, an official statement about this will be done at the premiere of parliament, scheduled for 15:30 (18:30 Moscow time). According to Downing Street, Brown in the statement will also deal with the end of the UK mission in Iraq.
The representative of the premier refused to report the details of the forthcoming statement, so it is unclear whether the investigation will be open or closed.
According to the Sky News, Labor has already expressed fears that the inquiry would be held behind closed doors. Earlier, Gordon Brown claimed that the invasion of Iraq be exposed to inquiry only if it does not affect the British troops are there.
UK troop withdrawal from Iraq since the end of March 2009. April 30, British troops met last combat mission. Most of the soldiers left the country in late May. It is expected that the withdrawal will be completed July 31.
The decision to participate in the joint with the U.S. military campaign in Iraq was adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Great Britain, led by Tony Blair on 17 March 2003. The reason for this was the prosecution of the Iraqi leadership in the development of weapons of mass destruction. During the six years of American and British soldiers in Iraq, these weapons were never found.