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Sat 11 Nov 2009US gung-ho attitude unhelpful, Iraq inquiry told
THE CLEAR ambition of the Americans to oust former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein by force derailed British efforts to win international support to deal with him, the former British UN ambassador has told the Iraq inquiry.
Sir Jeremy Greenstock said US “gung-ho attitudes” in favour of regime change were “unhelpful” to the efforts by the then British prime minister Tony Blair to gather together an international coalition.
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