Tony Blair was urged by officer to delay Iraq war

[sabra]

Source: BBC

A senior British officer has told the Iraq war inquiry he urged Tony Blair to delay the invasion of the country two days before the conflict.

Maj Gen Tim Cross, who liaised with the US on reconstruction efforts before the invasion, said planning for after the conflict was "woefully thin".

He said he briefed officials in the weeks before the war that Iraq could descend into chaos after the invasion.

UK officials have said Washington did not listen to warnings on the issue.

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When he arrived in Iraq after the war, he said the situation was far worse than he feared and that "Baghdad was held together by chicken wire and chewing gum".

Maj Gen Cross said it was "too common" for the UK to blame the US for failings to stabilise the country after Saddam Hussein was toppled.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8399819.stm

[LynnTheDem]

1. Just think how many dead women and kids would still be alive.

Just think how many dead boys and girls, women and men, American and British and Iraqi, would still be alive.

Just think how many lives would not have been destroyed forever.

Good luck explaining your "christianity" to Christ, Bliar.

[Octafish]

2. Well, BP did get that oil lease they've had their hearts set on.

And there IS that consultancy with the Carlyle Group.