Did daily mail support iraq war

The Daily Mail, a British tabloid newspaper, had a mixed stance on the Iraq War, which was launched in 2003 by the United States and the United Kingdom.

Initially, the Daily Mail was supportive of the war, with editor Paul Dacre writing an editorial on March 20, 2003, titled "The Right Decision" that argued the war was necessary to remove Saddam Hussein's regime and prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

However, as the war progressed and the lack of WMDs became apparent, the Daily Mail's tone began to shift. In August 2003, the paper published an editorial titled "The War We Were Told Was Necessary Has Been a Disaster" that criticized the government's handling of the war and the lack of planning for the aftermath.

The Daily Mail also published several articles and editorials criticizing the war and its conduct, including a piece in September 2004 titled "The War That Went Wrong" that argued the war had been a mistake and that the UK should withdraw its troops.

In 2006, the Daily Mail published a series of articles and editorials that criticized the war and the government's handling of it, including a piece titled "The Iraq War: A Catastrophic Mistake" that argued the war had been a "catastrophic mistake" and that the UK should apologize for its role in it.

Overall, while the Daily Mail initially supported the Iraq War, it later became increasingly critical of the war and its conduct, and eventually came to view it as a mistake.