The Special Relationship has seen better days
The chaos following the Brexit vote has dominated the British and world press in the month since the referendum. Some have called it the greatest blunder by the UK since the invasion of Suez 60 years ago. It will probably be considered one of the most significant events in the early twenty-first century, affecting the economies and politics of Europe and by extension the world for years to come. The Brexit vote has overshadowed the release of the Chilcot Report, the seven year study of the UK's government leading up to, during, and following the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The report's findings are somewhat scathing regarding the conduct of the governments of the UK and the US in the rationale, planning, execution, and follow up of the invasion of Iraq, another sovereign state which, though not a virtuous nation by any measure, was not at war with either state. The invasion has had consequences in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe that will last for decades. Tony B