John Reid
John Reid
aircraft build decision stand
I stand by the decision to build the aircraft carriers.
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This decision will be taken by the British government, at the request of the Iraqi democratically elected representatives,
based decision forces local mean
Any withdrawal of forces will be based on local conditions, not some immutable timetable, ... This will mean a transition, a process, not a peremptory decision or a one-off event.
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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.
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There are many ways of encouraging people to make life better other than joining a political party. Politics with a small 'p' isn't just about darkened committee rooms, endless meetings - it is about giving people the right to make decisions about our lives.
course decision decisions four inevitably matter next political public
It is a matter of political practicality. In the course of the next four years this decision will take place. It will inevitably be more public than such decisions in the past,
combat competing factions problem split theatre
In any theatre of combat in the world where there are competing factions at war, there is always the problem about split loyalties,
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The basis on which the Good Friday agreement was constructed was in addressing those problems in the history of Northern Ireland, the social and constitutional problems as well as the military problems that have been unaddressed for centuries.
game huge standards
It was huge by our standards at the time. It put the game on the map.
armed equipment forces greater numbers role sure
I want to make sure if our armed forces are going to play a greater role in the world than previously that we give them the welfare, the numbers and the equipment that they need.
happened proof
I want proof to say that it was him. I want proof of something that has actually happened to say that it was him, ... Because I don't think it is.
leaves officers police stock violence
take stock because there can be no justification for the kind of violence that leaves 39 police officers injured.
chasing mission primary taliban
Their primary mission will not be to go chasing Taliban all over the country,
affect iraq relationship
It will not affect the relationship between Iraq and Britain,