Responding to Gordon Brown’s statement to Parliament on the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, Nick Clegg said: "This was the single worst foreign policy decision for the last 50 years." It is time the Government and the Conservatives held up their hands and said sorry to the British people for Iraq. "We have paid a huge cost for our decision to cover George Bush's back: a human co...
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LibDems on 19th Dec 2008 (via libdems.org.uk)
The foreign policy portion of tonight’s debate offers Nick Clegg several opportunities to bracket Labour and the Tories together. Both of them supported the war in Iraq, both won’t take the military option off the table when it comes to Iran and both believe in the centrality of the alliance with the US to UK foreign policy. On this final point, it’ll be fascinating to see...
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Spectator on 22nd Apr 2010 (via spectator.co.uk)
George W. Bush plans to withdraw 4,000 troops from Iraq before the end of his presidency as the Pentagon starts to shift its focus to Afghanistan, the White House said
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FT on 9th Sep 2008 (via ft.com)
Top Story FILE; Mark Wilson/Getty Images Speaking at the National Defense University, U.S. President George W. Bush will announce today the withdrawal of about 8,000 troops from Iraq by February 2009, according to prepared remarks released by the White House. Under the president's plan, up to 4,500 troops will head to Afghanistan to shore up the fight against the Taliban, which has gained str...
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FPPassport on 9th Sep 2008 (via blog.foreignpolicy.com)
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has outlined the general outlook of the UK coalition government's foreign policy before the United Nations General Assembly.
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BBCPolitics on 24th Sep 2010 (via bbc.co.uk)
In today’s Telegraph, Nick Clegg writes about the opening of the Chilcot inquiry into the invasion of Iraq, and launches a broadside against Labour’s botched foreign policy, and calls on the Prime Minister – who as Chancellor signed the cheques for the Iraq war – to apologise for his part in the devastation that has
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 26th Nov 2009 (via libdemvoice.org)
Commenting as Gordon Brown visits Baghdad for talks with Iraqi prime minister Nouri Maliki, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said: “Our troops are overstaying in Iraq and overstretched in Afghanistan. That is why Gordon Brown should take the decision to withdraw all remaining British troops in southern Iraq so that we can do the increasingly difficult job in southern Afghanistan. “W...
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LibDems on 21st Jul 2008 (via libdems.org.uk)
Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, has said that his party could enter into government with either Labour or the Conservatives if the general election results in a hung parliament.
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Telegraph on 8th Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
Nick Clegg has admitted the Conservatives are blocking his campaign for a mansion tax in another defeat for a major Liberal Democrat policy.
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Telegraph on 16th Jan 2012 (via telegraph.feedsportal.com)
1) This ongoing myth about being against the Iraq War - the Lib Dems weren’t against the war, they wanted to see a UN resolution authorising the war. If Bush/Blair had secured that, through outright bribery and arm twisting at the UN Security Council, what would have happened then? 2) They posture on Trident (delivery of
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SocialistUnity on 22nd Apr 2010 (via socialistunity.com)
Reacting to the end of British combat operations in Iraq, and the handover of control in Basra to US forces, Nick Clegg said, "We must never forget the enormous sacrifices that our troops made in this conflict." Nick went on to say, "their bravery and professionalism have been matched only by the incompetence of their political masters." However the Liberal Democrat Leader went on to criticise the...
