Brown, appearing just weeks before an
election to discuss a war that still rankles with many Britons,
acknowledged the human cost of the conflict, said mistakes had been
made in the chaotic aftermath of the invasion but distanced himself
from the most contentious decisions.
"I
believe we made the right decision for the right reasons," Brown told
the five-person inquiry that he set up last year to learn lessons from
the conflict following the withdrawal of British troops.
Brown
said that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was a "serial violator"
of international law and that tackling him had been an important test
for world powers after the Cold War.
"Obviously
the loss of life is something that leaves us all sad, the loss of life
particularly after the success of the initial military operation to
remove Saddam Hussein is something that leaves me very sad indeed," he
said.
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