Former prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen (V) reject, his government tightened or withheld important information prior to the decision to go into Iraq in 2003.
he says, according to two researchers from the University of Copenhagen, denmark Tuesday has published a review of the Danish krigsdeltagelse.
– I’ve certainly not even been tightened any of the reviews I have received.
– I don’t know what you base the assumption on. I have not participated in, and also, I believe there is a basis for saying that the information has been misleading, says Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
In the report, it becomes among other things, pointed out that the government got intelligence that there was no secure evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
But the then government with Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Parliament and in the media, that this was the case.
It was a common assumption – not just with the american and british intelligence services, but also in the Parliament – that, of course, had Saddam Hussein (Iraq’s former president, ed.) weapons of mass destruction.
But the decisive factor was, of course, that the decision to go into Iraq was that Saddam Hussein did not cooperate with the UN and not weapons of mass destruction. It is important for me, ” he says.
the Researchers also point out that the government was informed that an invasion of Iraq could lead to chaos in the region and terror. It reached, according to the report not proceed to the Danish Parliament.
– An assessment of whether there can be a destabilization in the region, will ultimately be a political judgement.
– In the advance was Saddam Hussein, a destabilizing factor in the region. And that an invasion of Iraq could lead to new constellations in the area, all the figure out.
– Although there may be some information that is not passed on to the Parliament, then it must be clear to everyone that there will of course be consequences to go into – and by not doing it, ” says Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
the Report also points out that the government repeatedly said in Parliament that the Danish goal of the action was a disarmament of Saddam Hussein, while it was aware that the UNITED states would have a regime change.
It was commonly known that the americans wanted a regime change. It knew of any. It was already decided under Clinton, so it may not come as a surprise to anyone that it was the USA’s goal, says Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
