Proceeding contribution from Gavin Strang (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 21 February 2007. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Iraq and the Middle East.
Iraq and the Middle East
I look forward, as we all do, to the day when the last British soldier leaves Iraq, and I heard what my right hon. Friend said in reply to the Leader of the Opposition, but will he acknowledge that, given the range of hostile elements in Iraq, there is a limit to the extent to which he can reduce the number of troops in any area without beginning to increase the risk to them? Will he assure the House that in reaching decisions in future about reducing force numbers the safety of the troops that remain deployed will be paramount?
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- 457 c275
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- 2006-07
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Armed forces Army Deployment Iraq Police Nuclear weapons Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Terrorism Security USA Israel Palestine Iran Syria Middle East Reconstruction Peace negotiations Lebanon Basra Baghdad
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