As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “627. Mr Blair told the Chiefs of Staff on 15 January 2003 that ‘the *Issue* was aftermath – the Coalition must prevent anarchy and internecine fighting breaking out’.”
– Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary,” IraqInquiry.org.uk, Jan. 15, 2003