John Reid
John Reid
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We will withdraw from Iraq when the job is done, not before,
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We don't actually know the details of why these people were handed over - whether it was under threats or by collusion, or whatever, ... What we do know is that under the law they should have been handed back to the British forces themselves.
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Brandon and I have always discussed recruiting like it's going out and picking a Corvette. Now it's about picking the color you like.
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being treated for minor injuries only and are expected to return to duty shortly.
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Every intelligence agency in the world believed that Saddam Hussein had had weapons of mass destruction, precursor chemicals. The inspectors, over a period of ten years, had managed to gain access to much of those precursor chemicals.
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Every day that they (militants) can generate articles telling westerners that Iraq is in turmoil is a day they feel they have done a good job, ... So let's not sell short the progress that is being made.
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We will be there until conditions are met for a handover to the Iraqis, when they have sufficient forces. This will not be an event; it will be a process. It will not happen at the same time in every part of the country; it will happen over a period of time,
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What happened yesterday was that two of our service men were arrested by Iraqi police and under the law as it stands they should have been handed back to the military authorities,
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We will stand by Iraq when times are tough and we will be a committed friend, not a fair-weather friend,
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When people are faced with a choice between the Northern Ireland they have got and the perfect Northern Ireland, they complain. But in the real world that isn't the choice.
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We will develop a simple code for processed food to indicate fat, sugar and salt content for shoppers,
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There has not been a fundamental breakdown in trust, ... There has been an incident that will be investigated.
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There has not been a fundamental breakdown in trust between the British government and the Iraqi government,
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Nato today faces greater threats to its long-term future than it ever did at the height of the Cold War. Now is the time to replace immobile armies with more flexible, rapid response forces.