Proceeding contribution from Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 14 January 2009. It occurred during Debate on Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship.
Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship
My hon. Friend is making a powerful argument. When I visited Iraq last year, members of the Government made it clear that they were deliberately delaying local elections because of concerns that polarisation might take place once the elections had been conducted and that a flare-up in ethnic tensions might result. It is therefore surprising that we have decided to leave Iraq so soon, when such a monumental event is about to take place.
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- Armed forces Armed conflict Development aid Women Inquiries Human rights Iraq Foreign policy Foreign relations Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Press freedom Terrorism Security Religion Trade Violence Iran Reconstruction
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