For more, we're joined in the studio by He Wenping, an expert in West Asian and African Studies.

Q1: Criticism of the Iraq War is based on the fact that military action was not followed by effective political transition. That was seen to have allowed the rise of radical forces, causing lasting violence and chaos. In retrospect, what did Iraq and the Middle East at large, end up with?

Q2: Will the UK public inquiry shed light on the situation in the Middle East? Can we expect the report to change anything there at all?