Blix : Lead - up to war shows we must rely on international inspectors ' recommendations . The war aimed to make Iraq a model democracy based on law , but it replaced tyranny with anarchy and led America to practices that violated the laws of war . War aimed to eliminate non - existent WMD , but ended up replacing tyranny with anarchy . Blix : Invading a country is easy for great power , but achieving political aims is more difficult . Blix : It is likely my U.N. office in New York was bombed in lead - up to invasion of Iraq .
Blix : Lead - up to war shows we must rely on international inspectors ' recommendations . War aimed to eliminate non - existent WMD , but ended up replacing tyranny with anarchy . Blix : Invading a country is easy for great power , but achieving political aims is more difficult . Blix : It is likely my U.N. office in New York was bombed in lead - up to invasion of Iraq .