Chilcot Report Release Prompts Twitter To Suggest What The Last Line Might Be

'I thought you said Iran.'

As the nation waited with bated breath for the contents of Sir John Chilcot's inquiry into the Iraq War, there was much speculation over what the report would contain.

Chilcot signalled that it would not be the "whitewash" that some fear, even though few expect Tony Blair to be personally made legally liable for deaths caused by the war.

But while many argued over what exactly the report, which was first announced seven years ago, would contain, Twitter users had their own suggestions for how it would conclude.

Copies of the long-awaited report
Copies of the long-awaited report
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Using the hashtag #ChilcotsLastLine, people suggested their own endings to the report.

There was potential rhyme:

And yes I admit that it took too much time
I'm not wholly convinced it all needed to rhyme#chilcotslastline

— Tom Peck (@tompeck) July 5, 2016

Concerns for the environment:

"Please consider the environment before printing this email." #ChilcotsLastLine

— Mark Wallace (@wallaceme) July 5, 2016

An important disclaimer:

"All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental" #ChilcotsLastLine

— Tom Copley (@tomcopley) July 5, 2016

One slight but important error:

"Oh shit," he sighed, "I thought you said Iran." #ChilcotsLastLine

— Hugo Rifkind (@hugorifkind) July 5, 2016

A descent into choose-your-own-adventure:

'A goblin leaps out of the dark & stabbed you in the eye. Turn to page 33.' #ChilcotsLastLine

— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) July 5, 2016

A Jane Eyre homage:

"Reader, I whitewashed him." #ChilcotsLastLine

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) July 5, 2016

A quote from George Orwell:

"The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig; but already it was impossible to say which was which." #ChilcotsLastLine

— Tent101 (@Tent101) July 5, 2016

A predictable pun:

Exit stage left, pursued by a Blair. #chilcotslastline

— Hilly (@HillyFoz) July 5, 2016

A disclosure of his biggest regret:

"I wish I hadn't upgraded to Windows 10" #ChilcotsLastLine

— Julia (@teddy_red) July 5, 2016

An unlikely happy ending:

And they lived happily ever after.#ChilcotsLastLine

— Colette (@CoLeTtEStJeAn) July 5, 2016

Chilcot shared his findings with the families of servicemen killed in the conflict, before finally publishing his report online this morning.

Some of the conclusions drawn included that Tony Blair was told invading Iraq would make the UK less safe, relied on intelligence that was flawed, and decided to take military action before all other peaceful options had been carried out.

Some 179 British service personnel were killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2009, when British troops left Iraqi soil.

Tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians were killed, with some estimates that upto 200,000 died in the aftermath as the country descended into chaos and sectarian violence fuelled by groups ranging from Al Qaeda to so-called Islamic State.

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