Engagements

Answer: As I am sure the hon. Gentleman knows, that memo and other documents of the time were covered by the Butler review. In addition, that was before we went to the United Nations and secured the second resolution, 1441, which had unanimous support. Contrary to the hon. Gentleman's view, when I stood next to the new Prime Minister of Iraq, who had five of his relatives assassinated by Saddam, and realised that he was in power because of the democratic votes of 8 million Iraqis, I was glad that we took the action that we did and ensured that Iraq was no longer governed by a dictatorship but by a democracy.

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Type: Oral answer to question
Reference: 435 c1288
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Sir Richard Dearlove
Monday, 4 July 2005
Written questions
House of Commons
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