Proceeding contribution from Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 December 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on EU Council/Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.
EU Council/Afghanistan, India and Pakistan
The Prime Minister will be aware that it is now more than seven years since coalition forces were sent to Afghanistan, and he tells us today that there will be a small increase in British forces there until next August. If the situation is unchanged by then, will we have another increase? Is it not time for a complete rethink on the policy towards Afghanistan and are we not just heading down the route of the same failed philosophy that the Americans pursued in Vietnam—endlessly putting troops into a failing situation?
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- Armed forces Climate change Deployment Development aid Casualties Carbon capture and storage Elections Investment Energy supply European Union Electoral register Fiscal policy Forests Interest rates Financial markets India Referendums Pakistan Republic of Ireland Treaties Refugees Afghanistan NATO European Council Treaty of Lisbon Official visits
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