Of course the key question then is did the other parties to 1441 intend for it to be a sanction to use military force and had they conceded this in private negotiations. Jack Straw has some document which it is vaguely claimed might relate to this matter but cant be shown in public so Lord Goldsmith agreed with the Inquiry that he had taken this on trust.
The Inquiry then asked if he had thought of talking to the French about what they thought was so important that they had never articulated it and Lord Goldsmith said he couldn't do that because it would undermine the diplomatic effort against Iraq.
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