Hold an inquiry into the Iraq war  To: Prime Minister  Hold an
inquiry into the Iraq war of 2,000 signatures Campaign created
by Tim Wright Icon-email   Why is this important?  The 2003
invasion of Iraq was a humanitarian, legal, political and
strategic disaster. It has left a trail of death and destruction
and millions of refugees. It has undermined the role of
international law and strengthened terrorism.  Australia’s role
in the war raised very serious questions of government honesty
and accountability. If we do not learn lessons from this
episode, we are at grave risk of engaging in equally ill-founded
wars in the future.  There are many unanswered questions in
relation to Australia’s decision to go to war. They include:
What was the government’s decision-making process and timing
that led to our participation in the invasion? What were the
objectives, and how was success to be defined? How did the
government reconcile conflicting intelligence assessments?  How
did the government attempt to satisfy itself