The Chilcot Report on the UK involvement in the invasion of Iraq has just been released. In a commentary on the report, Paul McGeough in the SMH refers to John Howard as the ‘patsy from Down Under’.
The Chilcot Report concurs with the widespread view that the invasion of Iraq set in hand the awful devastation and death that we now see continuing in the Middle East. the rise of ISIS can be attributed to the dreadful mistakes of Bush, Blair and Howard.
For Paul McGeough’s commentary on the Chilcot Report, see link below.
In the next few days, we will be carrying i Pearls and Irritations, further commentaries on the Chilcot Report and implications for Australia. John Menadue
John Menadue is the Founder of Pearls and Irritations and a board member. He was formerly the Editor-in-Chief. John was the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet under Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser, Ambassador to Japan, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and CEO of Qantas.
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Don’t forget to mention the “Man of Steel” wrt John Howard by GWB in your future reports. And remember Cardinal George Pell didn’t say a word when John Howard claimed he had discussed this issue with him?