Proceeding contribution from Patrick Mercer (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 December 2009. It occurred during Adjournment debate on Afghanistan Strategy.
Afghanistan Strategy
The hon. Gentleman's argument about going into Helmand province is well made, and from one point of view we all agree that the force that was sent was grossly undermanned. However, could not the same argument be made about Normandy, which was jolly nice and quiet before we invaded? Why on earth did we have to go and stir up that hornet's nest on 6 June 1944? It was because if we had not invaded, we would not have taken on Nazism.
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- Armed forces Deployment Foreign policy Peacekeeping operations Politics and government Pakistan Terrorism Afghanistan
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