The Spectre of Iraq Looms Over Westminster as MPs Debate US-Israeli Strike on Iran
Labour MPs with Iraq War experience warn against repeating past mistakes as they consider a potential US-Israeli attack on Iran. Lessons from the conflict must be heeded.
Despite Donald Trump's rebukes, many MPs back Keir Starmer's stance so far, and say lessons from the conflict in Iraq must not be forgotten. Calvin Bailey, a Labour MP for Leyton and Wanstead, keeps his Iraq medal, issued to members of the British armed forces who served as part of Operation Telic, safe in a drawer in his home. It features a clasp, given to personnel who were part of the very first wave of flights to leave British bases to invade Iraq in March 2003.
When Bailey spoke at a meeting between Labour MPs and the prime minister on Monday evening, people listened.
Source: The Guardian
