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dipsydoodle

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1. No UK military intervention in Iraq conflict says Hague

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Mon Jun 16, 2014, 05:40 AM

Jun 2014

The UK will not intervene militarily to help Iraq fight Islamist insurgents, William Hague has insisted.

Asked whether the UK could participate in air strikes, the foreign secretary told the BBC that he "could not be clearer" that this would not happen.

It was up to the Iraqi authorities to stabilise the situation and then try to reconcile different factions.

The US was "more likely to have the assets and capability than the UK" to get involved, he added.

Mr Hague is to make a statement to Parliament later on Monday on events in Iraq after recent territorial advances by Sunni militants

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27865849

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Tony Blair: The West must intervene in Iraq [View all] unhappycamper Jun 2014 OP

No UK military intervention in Iraq conflict says Hague dipsydoodle Jun 2014 #1

I have an idea - we round up Blair, Bush, Cheney, Rice and Rummy and send them liberal N proud Jun 2014 #2

Since this is, in part, his doing, it seems fitting that he and the others responsible Live and Learn Jun 2014 #3

Like Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice ... GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #4