Damascus-SANA
Everyone knows the disastrous results of the lies with which the United States justified its invasion of Iraq, and the world witnessed the war crimes and crimes against humanity that it committed with its allies, as it caused the destruction of Iraq, killing 1.2 million Iraqis, injuring hundreds of thousands, and displacing 5 million, and Iraq is still paying the price for the lie of existence He has chemical weapons.
February 8, 2002
-UN Security Council Resolution No. 1441 was issued, which is considered one of the most dangerous international resolutions against Iraq, as it gives the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Committee for the Iraqi weapons program wide powers to inspect any facility anywhere and at any time inside Iraq, and it allows the committee and the International Atomic Energy Agency to interrogate Any Iraqi without the presence of a representative of the Iraqi government.
February 5, 2003
Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, before the Security Council played a role in a play of deception prepared in advance to justify his country's invasion of Iraq under the pretext of possessing chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction.
At that time, Powell presented audio recordings, satellite images, eyewitness accounts, and documents, confirming that they are evidence and facts based on documented intelligence information. He raised a tube in his hand, which he said contained a biological substance, “anthrax powder,” which he claimed was produced by Iraq and could kill tens of thousands.
March 20, 2003
The United States began its invasion of Iraq without the approval of the United Nations, and it became clear later that the CIA had submitted false reports about Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction that had not been found until today.
July 9, 2004
The US Senate issued a report on evaluating the information provided by intelligence to the White House and the Pentagon before the invasion of Iraq, confirming that the justifications for launching this war were wrong and most of them were not based on facts.
November 17, 2004
- Powell submitted his resignation and left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after about two months, and admitted shortly thereafter that the intelligence information that indicated Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction was erroneous.
In early 2005, after leaving office, Powell described his speech to the Security Council on Iraq as a "disgrace" that will remain in his record forever.
November 11, 2010
Former US President George W. Bush admitted in his memoirs that he sent his forces to invade Iraq, based on false intelligence.
October 25, 2015
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged that Washington and his country's invasion of Iraq caused the emergence of the terrorist organization "ISIS".
July 6, 2016
- Blair expressed his regret over his country joining the invasion of Iraq led by Washington, admitting the existence of intelligence errors, and stressing his responsibility for the mistakes of the invasion of Iraq.
May 19, 2022
In a slip of the tongue, Bush described the invasion of Iraq as brutal and unjustified.
Washington did not offer an apology or express remorse for the crime of invading Iraq, but rather continued its lies to implement its plan to destroy the countries of the region under flimsy pretexts using all methods, including support for terrorism.
Syria warned today, through the words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr. Faisal Al-Miqdad, that today is similar to yesterday, and the world must learn from the lessons of the past, and not again allow the United States and its agents in France, Britain and Germany to play the misleading game again, and pass on their flimsy allegations to justify interference in the affairs of Syria. other countries, undermining their security, stability and prosperity.
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