John Reid
John Reid
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While we take what happened seriously, and I stand by everything that our commander on the spot did, don't let's take one incident like that and try to pretend that it reflects the whole of even the Iraqi police force,
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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 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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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.
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It isn't something that will happen overnight and without discussion,
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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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We will not cut and run. We will not leave the job half done,
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We will withdraw from Iraq when the job is done, not before,
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I understand also that the Minister of the Interior, at the highest level, instructed that they should be (handed over), that the local judicial authorities said the same,
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I stand by the decision to build the aircraft carriers.
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And the suggestion that any government would use that sort of subject and phenomenon for spin and public relations I thought was beneath contempt.
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flattered that a number of people have approached him or mentioned to him that he would be a great candidate one day, down the line.
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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.