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Iraq: Coalition Against ISIL

Proceeding contribution from Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) in the House of Commons on Friday, 26 September 2014. It occurred during Debate on Iraq: Coalition Against ISIL.

Theodore Roosevelt said:

“Speak softly and carry a big stick.”

The west spoke softly when ISIS crossed into Iraq and when 100,000 Christians were expelled from Mosul with a “convert or die” ultimatum. Does my right hon. Friend feel there is only one option now, and that is to carry the big stick and wield it through military intervention?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
585 c1344 
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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