That I certainly can confirm. British forces were strongly in support of this operation and were keen to encourage the operation to begin. It is completely untrue to suggest, if anyone is doing so, that British military forces were reluctant to be involved in Operation Charge of the Knights or somehow did not support it.
Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 14 January 2009.
It occurred during Debate on Iraq: Future Strategic Relationship.
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