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Colonel Richard Kemp, who commanded British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, says he does not believe the Iraq war could have 鈥渂een avoided鈥�, despite the findings of Sir John Chilcot鈥檚 report.

Kemp claimed the regime of Saddam Hussein 鈥渉ad to be brought down鈥� because he was 鈥渁 mass murderer and a long-term state supporter of terrorism, who had links to al-Qaeda.鈥�

Asked if Hussein鈥檚 removal had caused a 鈥渧acuum鈥� filled by so-called Islamic State militants, Kemp claimed Barack Obama鈥檚 removal of US forces from Iraq had 鈥渓ed to the situation鈥� instead.

Later, he admitted that equipment problems in the British Army were 鈥渁 disgrace鈥�, caused by a lack of proper funding.

This clip is originally from 5 live on Wednesday 6 July 2016.