My right hon. Friend has mentioned a number of operations on which I had the honour to serve. Although he is identifying military options for these problems, he will be more than aware that most of them do not really have a military solution. For example, in Nigeria, where we are helping against Boko Haram, the fundamental problem is the huge corruption in the Nigerian armed forces and the destructive element in the Nigerian Government. What can we possibly do with our Foreign Office colleagues to address the real problem rather than just the military fix?
Britain and International Security
Proceeding contribution from
Tom Tugendhat
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 2 July 2015.
It occurred during Debate on Britain and International Security.
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