Proceeding contribution from Edward Leigh (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 March 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Japan and the Middle East.
Japan and the Middle East
Is not one of the lessons of Afghanistan that arming insurgents against a regime that we do not like can have incalculable consequences? Is not the problem with the proposal to do so, and with a no-fly zone, that we could end up with a prolonged civil war in which there would be mounting moral pressure for us to send in ground troops? Will the Prime Minister reassure the British people categorically that there is no question of our being dragged into another war of attrition in the middle east?
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- 525 c36-7
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- 2010-12
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- British nationals abroad Disaster relief Humanitarian aid EU action International Criminal Court Japan Nuclear power stations Politics and government Natural disasters UN resolutions Civil disorder European Council Middle East Earthquakes Libya North Africa Gaddafi, Muammar Tsunami
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