A few moments ago, the Secretary of State mentioned terrorist extremism and he has just mentioned al-Qaeda. Will he admit to the House that al-Qaeda was not in Iraq in any substantial form before March 2003? A question has been put to him about an inquiry; there are huge questions to ask about why terrorism was allowed to grow after we went into the country. Why did we not have a plan for peace after the initial war? That is why the House is asking for an inquiry.
Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship
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.
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