John Reid
John Reid
based forces local plain
We have always made plain that any withdrawal of forces will be based on local conditions, not some immutable timetable,
iraq job problems solve takes until
We are in Iraq for as long as it takes to solve the problems in Iraq, ... until the job is done.
legal procedure sure worked
We're not sure all that legal procedure has worked all that well at the tribunal.
cases decision easy enemy history impossible predict recent teaches
The decision is never an easy one, and I think recent history teaches us it is impossible in most cases to predict where your enemy will come from.
afghan democracy economy firing happy help leave people perfectly protect south three time
We're in the south to help and protect the Afghan people to reconstruct their economy and democracy. We would be perfectly happy to leave in three year's time without firing one shot.
iranians position taken
The position that has been taken by the Iranians is so extreme,
applaud bravery help willing
We applaud the bravery of someone willing to help put an end to abuse.
healthy living manner opportunity promoting scale unseen
We are promoting the opportunity for healthy living in a manner and scale unseen before.
associated attacks believe british elements higher iranian society
We believe that there are elements of Iranian society - I put it no higher than that - who may well be associated with the attacks on British troops,
match report review until viewed
Until we know how the report has been viewed by the match review panel, we have no position,
We are all very sorry. It should never have happened.
drop spam tomorrow
If it could be done tomorrow you'd just see spam just drop off the charts,
hi maybe shout
Hi Walter, shout out if you are here - or maybe you shouldn't.
buying relevant resources threats
We have to be buying resources that are relevant to today's threats, not to the threats of 10 or 15 years ago,