Proceeding contribution from Edward Leigh (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 April 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Iraq.
Iraq
What did the Secretary of State's words mean, when he referred to marking time and sending in artillery only ““in extremis””? Is not our position becoming untenable or, indeed, something of a farce? The militias know that we will never have the political will to send in ground troops—the only way to defeat militias is on the ground. What are we doing there? Should we not just stop marking time and make a decision to go in and retake the city or, even better, start our withdrawal because we are making no difference?
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- 2007-08
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- Armed forces Deployment Iraq Basra
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