34 - Iraq

Question 1

Who was Hussein believed to be an enemy of? What did he support?

Answer 1

The West

Terrorism

Question 2

Which country targeted Iraq for regime change? Who supported this?

Answer 2

USA

Blair

Question 3

What did Blair announce to Parliament in September 2002? Who could suffer at the hands of this?

Answer 3

Hussein had Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)

Western targets

Question 4

Over what complexities are still hotly debated? Who refused to give Blair support?

Answer 4

Iraq War

Some European countries

Question 5

What did many people believe the Iraq War was about getting a hold of? How many people did an anti-war rally attract in Britain?

Answer 5

Oil supplies

500,000

Question 6

Who resigned over Britain’s involvement in the Iraq War?

Answer 6

Foreign Secretary Robin Cook

Question 7

Where had the UN not given any sanction on the invasion of? What Resolution insisted Hussein destroy all WMDs?

Answer 7

Iraq

Resolution 1440

Question 8

What was an issue involving Hussein with Resolution 1440? How did the UN see this result?

Answer 8

He didn’t comply with weapon inspections

As a stalemate

Question 9

What did many argue that non-compliance failed to prove? Which 2 leaders believe Hussein was hiding WMDs?

Answer 9

WMD existence

Blair and President Bush

Question 10

When did US and UK forces invade Iraq? Who was quickly overthrown?

Answer 10

March 2003

Hussein

Question 11

What remains a present consequence of Hussein being overthrown? What is a brutal force that unleashed from this?

Answer 11

Civil war

Daesh

Question 12

How many Iraqi people died? What reached a new dimension?

Answer 12

Hundreds of thousands

International terror

Question 13

When was London attacked by suicide bombers? What religious group have been radicalised by forced unleashed under the Iraq War?

Answer 13

July 2005

Muslims

Question 14

What did most Muslims abhor? What were many people concerned about in terms of perception?

Answer 14

Extremism

Views of the Muslim faith

Question 15

What were many Muslims concerned about with the war on terror? What were they concerned about involving young and impressionable people?

Answer 15

Mainly Muslim countries were targeted

Radicalism on the internet

Question 16

What is one of the biggest issues with Blair’s reputation? What do many believe about his evidence?

Answer 16

No WMDs were found

It was fabricated

Question 17

Which Ministry of Defence scientist mysteriously died? What was he accused of?

Answer 17

Dr David Kelly

Leaking information about the non-existence of WMDs

Question 18

What were Blair and his advisers accused of over the WMDs?

Answer 18

“Sexing-up” the evidence

Question 19

What Enquiry was ordered to investigate Kelly’s death? When was it published?

Answer 19

Hutton Enquiry

January 2004

Question 20

What did the Hutton Enquiry clear the goverment over? What was the Enquiry reticent about?

Answer 20

Involvement in Kelly’s death

Validity of the War

Question 21

Who do many believe Blair was seduced to participate in the Iraq War by? What did this contrast in the 1960s?

Answer 21

US

Wilson keeping Britain out of Vietnam

Question 22

What did Blair genuinely believe Hussein was a threat to? How did Blair believe he could defeat tyrants?

Answer 22

World peace

Forceful overthrow

Question 23

What did Foreign Secretary Robin Cook say in his resignation speech on 18th March 2003?

Answer 23

“Britain is being asked to embark on a war without agreement in any of the international bodies…”