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Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

Iain Duncan Smith: ...on at the White House, was she aware at any stage that the Government made strong overtures about what was going on explicitly to require that a different system be put in place after the war in Iraq? I could never quite understand what our influence—or lack of it—was in the whole process. We had a vested interest in getting it right, but somehow seemed not to have any view on...

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009) has video

Iain Duncan Smith: ...once and for all, and that we get away from this rather silly game-playing about what one group called for and another group did not. I speak today as a continuing supporter of what we have done in Iraq. I find that position perhaps a little more lonely these days than it was originally, but it is always best to be honest with oneself and one's colleagues. I remain of the...

Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Iraq (15 Jun 2009) has video

Iain Duncan Smith: As someone who supported the war, I unashamedly continue to believe that history will record that what was done at that time will turn out to be a cause for good, and that a stable and democratic Iraq will be a force for good in the region. On that basis, I hope that the Prime Minister will consider some slight adjustments to this welcome inquiry. The first is that it could have a slightly...

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Iraq (22 Jul 2008) has video

Iain Duncan Smith: As one who has supported our Iraq operations from the beginning, I am enormously pleased that the Prime Minister has been able to make this statement today. I believe that our troops should remain there until they are no longer required; there should be no artificial timetables. We all know that the real pressure on our troop numbers comes from the pressure to deploy into Afghanistan. Is not...

Point of Order: Iraq and the wider Middle East (24 Jan 2007)

Iain Duncan Smith: I start by expressing my warmest regards and thanks to British troops now operating in many spheres—particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who have lost loved ones in pursuit of Government policy. I believe that it was right to go into Iraq at the time, but regardless of our views in this House, we owe a debt of gratitude to the British...

Point of Order: Iraq and the wider Middle East (24 Jan 2007)

Iain Duncan Smith: ...;and it was right for us to ensure that they were debated. I wish to tell the House in the second phase of my speech that the issue is not that there was a lack of plans for what would happen in Iraq after the invasion. In fact, there was a surfeit of plans. That was the problem. In America—this is where I condemn what went on—there was an almost childish argument between the...

Point of Order: Iraq and the wider Middle East (24 Jan 2007)

Iain Duncan Smith: No, I will not give way. We want our troops out, but we want them out when Iraq is secure and stable, as far as we can deliver it. Those who want to cut and run, saying, "Devil take them; we don't give a damn about them", are the real problem.

Point of Order: Iraq and the wider Middle East (24 Jan 2007)

Iain Duncan Smith: The hon. Gentleman can sit down; he will get his own chance in due course. I was a little depressed by the failure of the Iraq Study Group to tackle some of the issues. I recognise that we have to grab on to something, but I am not sure whether there is that much to grab on to. The group seems to have gone in almost every direction at the same time. We want to stabilise Iraq—I agree...

UK Forces (Iraq) (18 Oct 2004)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: I am one of those who continue to support the war and believe that it is right and that what is going on is right to bring democratic government to Iraq, but it is important that when the Secretary of State comes to the Dispatch Box he clarifies the position exactly, to show that there will be a genuine and clear military advantage, that our troops, under the guidance of the chiefs of staff,...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (5 Nov 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...of life over the past week has brought that war into sharp focus. There are growing concerns that foreign terrorists—including, it appears, some British citizens—may be operating in Iraq. What information does the Prime Minister have about who is arming, funding and organising those groups, and what further action is being taken to disrupt their activities in Iraq?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (5 Nov 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...would be no easy victories. However, I believe that enormous progress has been made. In the past two years, the Taliban have gone from Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein has been removed from power in Iraq, even though we may not yet know where he is. Does the Prime Minister agree that in Afghanistan, Iraq, or wherever else we have to fight the war on terror, we must finish the job we started...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (29 Oct 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: I join the Prime Minister in his condemnation of the attacks in Iraq and express our commiserations to the families of the people who have suffered directly as a result. According to the Home Office, which country has the biggest crime problem in the western world?

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (10 Sep 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: May I join the Prime Minister in paying tribute to our servicemen out in Iraq who are risking their lives, and particularly to the families of those servicemen who have lost their lives? It is also worth reflecting on the fact that one of our hon. Friends is still serving in those dangerous zones. If it becomes clear that the Secretary of State for Defence misled the Intelligence and Security...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (10 Sep 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: Senior Downing street officials are already spinning their version of the leak. It is in the newspaper report. The point is that with new troop deployments in Iraq, surely it is absolutely essential that there be complete confidence in the Defence Secretary? How can the Prime Minister justify leaving him twisting in the wind, when it is in his power to end all the uncertainty and speculation...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (25 Jun 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...Paul Daisley, the former Member for Brent, East? The Prime Minister is right that on today of all days we should pay tribute to the dedication and bravery of our armed forces on active service in Iraq. As the Prime Minister said, our deepest sympathies are with the families of the dead and wounded. There are those who will say after this news that we should back away from our obligations...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (25 Jun 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: Clearly the security situation in Iraq remains difficult. There are reports that remnants of Saddam Hussein's army are still active and I understand that some non-Iraqis are involved in terrorist activities. Reports today indicate that British soldiers at al Majarr al Kabir may well have been the victims of an armed mob. Given all that speculation, will the Prime Minister take this...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (25 Jun 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: As I have said, I believe that we must see this through. Given what the Prime Minister has just said about the security situation, what time scale does he envisage for the restoration of order in Iraq and, perhaps, for the eventual return of British troops?

G8 Summit (4 Jun 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: ...in Evian came at a time of rapid change in world events. Renewed optimism characterises the middle east peace process, as the right hon. Gentleman said, and we face a massive obligation to rebuild Iraq and to equip it to be governed at last by its own people. International institutions and relations between countries are still under strain, and the continent of Africa is threatened by...

Prime Minister: Engagements (14 May 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: As the Prime Minister pointed out earlier, the atrocious events in Saudi Arabia have shown all of us that the war on terrorism is clearly far from won, reinforcing the need to show in Iraq that we can be a force for good in the region. There is growing frustration that while it took four weeks of a magnificent campaign to defeat the Iraqi regime, after five weeks of peace, there are still...

Iraq and the Middle East (14 Apr 2003)

Mr Iain Duncan Smith: Our armed forces have fought one of the swiftest and most successful military campaigns in modern times, and they are now winning hearts and minds in Iraq in building public order and in keeping the peace. I should like, on the Opposition's behalf, to pay tribute today to their skill, professionalism and courage, and to keep in our prayers and thoughts both those who have lost their lives,...