Or others, as my hon. Friend says. It was a matter of extraordinary surprise, after the investment made by British and American troops in training the Iraqis, that they collapsed in the face of the enemy.
ISIL: Iraq and Syria
Proceeding contribution from
Gerald Howarth
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 October 2014.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on ISIL: Iraq and Syria.
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