Politics is power - the Iraq inquiry. A good example of power within politics is the Iraq inquiry, which is looking at the events, which occurred in the run up for the invasion to the present date

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Politics is Power - The Iraq Inquiry

A good example of power within politics is the Iraq inquiry, which is looking at the events, which occurred in the run up for the invasion to the present date, which dates from 2001 - 2009. It scrutinises the reasons for going to war, weather or not the troops were properly prepared, and any planning for the war's consequences. Arguments against the inquiry consist of why it has taken so long to begin especially seeing as there was strong opposition to the war in 2001. More military figures are seen to be needed within the inquiry to answer questions involving troop preparation and planning. The main reasons for the inquiry surround the legitimacy of going to war in the first place, after the cease fire which ended the first gulf war, and the fact that '179 British service personnel were killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2009. Tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians died over the period, though estimates vary considerably.' (bbc.co.uk, 2009) All this for a war, which currently seems illegitimate.

There have currently been 6 people give evidence since the start of the inquiry, ranging from Sir