Is not the Prime Minister aware that he is playing with fire when he talks about lifting the arms embargo and supplying weapons? Does he not understand history at all? The Americans a few decades ago thought they knew who the real enemy was, and they ended up arming Osama bin Laden and they paid a heavy price. What mechanism will the Prime Minister use to ensure that the weapons do not fall into the hands of the al-Qaeda supporters among the Syrian opposition?
EU Council and Woolwich
Proceeding contribution from
Dennis Skinner
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 3 June 2013.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on EU Council and Woolwich.
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