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US State Department Defers Questions on Chilcot Report to UK

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Spokesperson of US State Department John Kirby refused to comment on the Chilcot report, which concluded that invading Iraq was a mistake.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US State Department declined to comment on the Chilcot report, which concluded that invading Iraq was a mistake, department’s spokesperson John Kirby told Sputnik on Wednesday.

“The Chilcot Committee was an independent body appointed by the Government of the United Kingdom,” Kirby stated. “Questions about the inquiry or those who participated should be directed to the Committee.”

Earlier in the day, the UK government released a long-awaited report by Sir John Chilcot devoted to the UK role in the 2003 Iraq War.

The inquiry came to the conclusion that the UK government under Prime Minister Tony Blair's leadership had made a mistake by invading Iraq. According to the report, the decision to join the war was based on flawed intelligence data and assessments.

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