Proceeding contribution from Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 22 November 2006. It occurred during Queen's speech debate on Debate on the Address.
Debate on the Address
I want to reinforce the need for that focused debate, especially on Afghanistan, as that was at the heart of the terrorist problem that we faced on 11 September. The Foreign Secretary was able to take very few interventions on that issue to address fundamentally how the distraction of Iraq had undermined our effectiveness in dealing with the problem in Afghanistan.
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- Armed forces Climate change Deployment Developing countries Arms trade Defence equipment Human rights International relations EU enlargement Iraq Foreign policy Nuclear weapons Peacekeeping operations Afghanistan Israel Palestine Iran Syria Middle East Darfur Lebanon North Korea
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