Former prime minister John Major said Saturday that the Iraq war inquiry appeared to be showing that the invasion was more about regime change than finding weapons of mass destruction.

Criticising his successor Tony Blair over his presentation of the case for invading, Major told BBC radio that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussain may have been a "bad man" -- but that was not a good enough reason to go to war.

He asked whether Blair's cabinet was aware of doubts about whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction before deciding to take military action. Britain joined in the March 2003 US-led invasion.

"The suspicion arises that this was more about regime change than it was about weapons of mass destruction," Major said.

However, "the argument that Saddam Hussain was a bad man and therefore must be removed simply won't do," he added.

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