Given that one of the principles of counter-insurgency is to deny the enemy a home base, is it not absolutely essential that we back the American efforts in Syria? Otherwise, we will never defeat ISIS in Iraq. For people to suggest that we cannot go to Syria is actually tying our hands behind our backs.
Iraq: Coalition Against ISIL
Proceeding contribution from
Bernard Jenkin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 26 September 2014.
It occurred during Debate on Iraq: Coalition Against ISIL.
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