The Chilcot inquiry in the UK's role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq says intelligence supporting Britain's case for war was presented with a certainty that was not justified. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and senior officials in his government have been strongly criticized for deciding on military action before peaceful means of resolving the dispute over Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons program were exhausted.
After hearing from over 100 witnesses and examining tens of thousands of documents, the Chilcot report runs to 2.6 million words and is 5 years late in its delivery.
The families of the 179 service personnel who died in the six year conflict have long campaigned for Tony Blair to apologize and admit he misled the country.
Sir John Chilcot said the UK had failed in its mission due, in part, to poor planning.
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