One of Britain's top legal advisors believes that the military action of invading Iraq was illegal. Michael Wood was Britain's most senior advisor at Britain's Foreign Office until 2006. “I considered that the use of force against Iraq in March 2003 was contrary to international law," Wood stated in a written inquiry. He believes that the unessesary force was not authorized by the Security Council, and had no other legal bases that could lead to war. In the weeks coming running up to the March 2003 invasion, U.S Officials tried to persuade the U.N Security Council, however, the negotiations failed. Attorney General Peter Goldsmith, told parliament three days before the invasion that a combination of previous U.N. resolutions made the action lawful. Wood told the inquiry on Tuesday that he had consistently advised that regime change was not a legal basis for war, and action required a specific U.N. mandate, which was absent in the resolution.I have never supported the War in Iraq and I believe Michael Wood's claim is completely acceptable and correct. Wood says that the invasion of Iraq was not authorized by the United Nations Security Council and obviously has the adequate proof that the invasion of Iraq was against the United Nations better interests. The United States should not have invaded Iraq if the negotiations had failed. Though they did recieve the green light from Peter Goldsmith, they should have confirmed with the United Nations instead of diving head first into war. This irrational action of invading Iraq without the United Nations guaranteed approval was a irrational decision made by the American Government and has cost many innocent Americans and Iraqui their lives.
