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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973

I am saying that we should secure peace now that the conflict has started. I oppose Britain's involvement in the middle east because we have a century and a half of involvement—in pursuit of the region's mineral wealth—that is steeped in blood, murder and maiming. We do not have the credibility to intervene constructively. Nevertheless, the conflict has started, and our role is to secure peace as quickly as possible. That is why the amendment seeks to secure peace through negotiations. Already, there have been offers of mediation, in particular through the ALBA group of Latin American nations. We should take that offer. The amendment also states—