British - Politician | June 19, 1952 -
The reasoning for our civil-military plan is that lasting success will be when the Afghan government, security forces and people can resist the insurgents and terrorists themselves.
Bob Ainsworth
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We are not in Afghanistan because girls were not allowed to go to school, but helping them do so will give the Afghan people hope for a better future.
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When I was first elected to parliament 18 years ago, one of the many things that struck me and that I still feel now is how the Labour Party, the party of collective action, can, at MP level and above, behave in such an individualistic way.
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It's hard to find good teamwork in practice, and I have never thought that we, as a party, were any better at working as a team than the Tories, despite our core values.
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The last thing we want to do is to go into an area and inflict unnecessary civilian casualties. One is too many.
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Our aim is always to minimise casualties and to separate a hardline Taliban from those who have been caught up in the insurgency.
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