As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary:” “811. … -The MOD [Ministry of Defense] advised in October that the UK was at risk of being excluded from US plans unless it offered ground forces, ‘Package 3’, on the same basis as air and maritime forces. That could also significantly reduce the UK’s vulnerability to US requests to provide a substantial and costly contribution to post-conflict operations.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary,” IraqInquiry.org.uk, Oct. 15, 2002