英調查稱伊拉克戰爭“嚴重錯誤”

The invasion of Iraq 13 years ago by an American- and British-led coalition was “unnecessary” and Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein represented “no imminent threat” to Britain or the Western powers, according to a long-awaited official report into Britain's involvement in the Iraq War.

The inquiry led by John Chilcot, a former top British civil servant, heaped blame on politicians, intelligence officials, diplomats and generals for their role in the invasion and for the conduct of the years-long military operations by Britain's forces, mainly in the south of Iraq.

In a scathing appraisal, Chilcot told a news conference in London that the planning and conduct of the military intervention was seriously flawed and “went badly wrong, with consequences to this day.” He referenced the recent suicide bombings in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, that left more than 250 people dead.一份外界期待已久的有關英國介入伊拉克戰爭的官方報告認爲，13年前在英美領導下的同盟國侵入伊拉克的行動“完全沒有必要”，伊拉克獨裁者薩達姆∙侯賽因對英國或是西方國家不構成迫在眉睫的威脅。

前英國政府高級官員約翰.齊爾科特主持的這項調查對政要，情報和外交系統官員，以及軍方將領在侵入伊拉克，以及英國部隊數年間在伊拉克，特別是伊拉克南部的軍事行動提出批評。

齊爾科特在倫敦召開的記者會上措辭嚴厲。他說，伊拉克戰爭的策劃和軍事幹預行動都存在重大問題，很失敗，其影響一直持續到今天，他指的顯然是最近巴格達發生的造成250多人喪生的自殺爆炸事件。