Who said US war on Iraq was not legal?
Kofi Annan
The United Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, declared explicitly for the first time last night that the US-led war on Iraq was illegal. Mr Annan said that the invasion was not sanctioned by the UN security council or in accordance with the UN’s founding charter.
How did the US justify Iraq?
Along with Iraq’s alleged development of weapons of mass destructions, another justification for invasion was the purported link between Saddam Hussein’s government and terrorist organizations, in particular al-Qaeda. In that sense, the Bush administration cast the Iraq war as part of the broader War on Terrorism.
Did we lose the war in Iraq?
In 2008, President Bush agreed to a withdrawal of all US combat troops from Iraq. The withdrawal was completed under President Barack Obama in December 2011.
Was the Iraq War illegal according to Annan?
Mr Annan said that the invasion was not sanctioned by the UN security council or in accordance with the UN’s founding charter. In an interview with the BBC World Service broadcast last night, he was asked outright if the war was illegal.
What happened to the war in Iraq in 2011?
U.S. declares an end to the War in Iraq. In a ceremony held in Baghdad on this day in 2011, the war that began in 2003 with the American-led invasion of Iraq officially comes to an end. Though December 15, 2011 was the official end date of the Iraq War, violence continued and in fact worsened over the subsequent years.
Was the Iraq War illegal according to the UN Charter?
The then United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stated in September 2004 that: “I have indicated it was not in conformity with the UN charter. From our point of view and the UN Charter point of view, it [the war] was illegal”.
Are US troops still in Iraq after 9 years?
Though ISIL has now been driven out of Iraq and appears to be very much diminished, American troops are still on active duty in Iraq, 17 years after the initial invasion and nine years after the official end of the Iraq War. FACT CHECK: We strive for accuracy and fairness.