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Proceeding contribution from Edward Leigh (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 March 2011. It occurred during Debate on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973.


United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973

My hon. Friend makes the point. We could have had a carrier just 100 miles off the coast. The Prime Minister could have been sending our power. The Army is primarily a projectile of the Royal Navy and the defence review has been an attack on our traditional maritime and air power and I hope that we use this operation to learn lessons about that. In conclusion, I believe that we should review the strategic defence review and that we should state firmly that our operation is simply and only an humanitarian exercise to save people in Benghazi and that there is absolutely no intention of our trying to achieve regime change.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
525 c772-3 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Armed conflict Deployment Air force Legal opinion France Politics and government Military aircraft United Nations USA UN resolutions Civil disorder Libya League of Arab States Gaddafi, Muammar Ceasefires
Link
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