As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “628. In his evidence to the House of Commons Liaison Committee on 21 January 2003, Mr Blair emphasized the importance of the post-conflict phase:
‘You do not engage in military conflict that may produce regime change unless you are prepared to follow through and work in the aftermath of that regime change to ensure the country is stable and the people are properly looked after.’ “
– Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary,” IraqInquiry.org.uk, Jan. 21, 2003