Proceeding contribution from Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 31 October 2006. It occurred during Opposition day on Iraq.

Iraq

I will, in a second or two. The Foreign Secretary shook her head when my hon. Friend the Member for Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr (Adam Price), who moved the motion, suggested that she had admitted that historians might judge the Iraqi adventure a foreign policy disaster. I have with me the transcript of her interview on BBC Radio 4. Asked whether historians might ultimately conclude that the war was a ““foreign policy disaster”” for Britain, the Foreign Secretary replied:"““Yes, they may. Then again, they may not.””"

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 451 c210-1
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Iraq
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Iraq

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