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Proceeding contribution from Clare Short (Independent Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 11 June 2007. It occurred during Opposition day on Iraq Inquiry.

Iraq Inquiry

That was the point that I wanted to put to the hon. Gentleman. The State Department’s preparation said that there was a real danger of chaos and internecine civil war, and that the answer was to take off only the very top of the Ba’athist regime and leave everyone else in place, because any professional in the country had to be a member of the party. That was the State Department’s advice.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
461 c578 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Deployment Inquiries Intelligence services Iraq Foreign policy Security Military intelligence
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk