The war was necessary and the cost in lives justified. The answer delivered bite inquirys chairman, sir john chilcot, it wasnt. There was no imminent threat from saddam hussein. Reporter at the center of the inquiry, the relationship, the bromance it was called between then president george bush and the british Prime Minister at the time, tony bl r blair. Both men were convinced saddam had stock piles of chemical and weapons of mass destruction and needed to be disarmed. The bush policy was regime change. War. Blairs public position was to push the u. S. To seek a u. N. Mandate before attacking. But a note from blair to bush, sent before the war and revealed bite inquiry seems to promise unconditional support. I will be with you whatever. It says. And he was. When u. N. Weapons inspectors went into iraq looking for wmd and couldnt find any the u. S. Attacked anyway. And the british, true to blairs private promise, did too. Blair has been villified since and was again today. He was also
Cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation plans, available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. The families of the 49 People Killed in the orlando massacre grieved their losses while survivors relived the harrowing cene inside that night club. Another ammunition. I could just smell the ammo in the air and like this is not fireworks. This is a gun. We need to leave. The gunman pledged allegiance to Islamic State but president obama says there is no evidence yet of a larger conspiracy. There is no evidence so far that he was in fact directed by them and also no direct evidence he was part of a larger plot. And the u. S. President ial candidates were quick to respond to the orlando shooting with arguments that they should be the next commanderinchief. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also a
Cooling trade winds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation plans, available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news america. This is bbc world news america reporting from washington. The families of the 49 People Killed in the orlando massacre grieved their losses while survivors relived the harrowing cene inside that night club. Another ammunition. I could just smell the ammo in the air and like this is not fireworks. This is a gun. We need to leave. The gunman pledged allegiance to Islamic State but president obama says there is no evidence yet of a larger conspiracy. There is no evidence so far that he was in fact directed by them and also no direct evidence he was part of a larger plot. And the u. S. President ial candidates were quick to respond to the orlando shooting with arguments that they should be the next commanderinchief. Welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and also a
This is your skin. This is your skin in the sun. The sun ages your skin and can cause skin cancer. A Navy Seal Instructor will likely face charges in the death of a seal candidate who drowned during a training drill. Today, the coroner ruled it a crime. Heres david martin. The Qualification Course for navy seals is notoriously stuff. But for 21yearold Derek Lovelace it proved fatal. And the San Diego County medical examiner, blames lovelaces drowning on his Navy Seal Instructors. It is our opinion that the actions and inactions of the instructors were excessive and directly contributed to the death, the report says. The manner of death is best classified as homicide. It happened two months ago during a swim drill in which lovelace who was not considered a strong swimmer and other students were required to tread water in fatigues and boots with their face masks full of water. Four security cameras recorded the drill. That video has not been publicly released, but according to the medica