As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “271. Mr Tony Brenton, Chargé d’Affaires, British Embassy Washington, reported that President Bush was determined to remove Saddam Hussein and to stick to the US timetable for action. The UK’s ‘steadfastness’ had been ‘invaluable’ in bringing in other countries in support of action.”
– Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary,” IraqInquiry.org.uk, March 15, 2003