Jeremy Corbyn - Response to the Chilcot Inquiry report
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- This is the entire speech I just gave to the House of Commons in response to the Chilcot Inquiry report into the Iraq war.
It is only a provisional response - as I only received the report this morning - but I will be giving a further response later today.
The intervention in Iraq was a tragic decision which lead to the deaths of 179 British personnel and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis - while destabilising the region and increasing the threat of terrorism to our own country.
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The only politician who doesn't make me feel physically ill. If he manages to stay leader, Labour can have my vote.
Such a great speech, from a great man. Always on the right side, acts using his strong moral code. Love that he didn't rub anyone's face in the fact that they did something stupid, like agreeing to an illegal war, he just pointed out that lessons ought to be learned. Corbyn for PM!
The problem is no lessons will be learned.
Yeah he's a wise good man with integrity and backbone. UK is lucky ti have him.
Noteworthy that many of those who have been plotting against you supported this war at the time.
Its almost like the coup was timed to try to remove Corbyn before the Chilcot report.
+Phillip Passmore without a doubt it was!
I thought very much the same myself while watching the debate. Especially with Hilary Benn who even blamed the UN and said not one word for the people who died in the war, not even for our own forces.
+Phillip Passmore I have to agree with you on that one.
It only hit me on Tuesday night, the night before the release of Chicott (I knew, Chilcott was to be released this month, but got the date wrong), that it will be incredibly hard to get rid of a decent Labour Leader, who has always condemned the Iraqi War, once, Chilcott was released.
A man who has always condemned war, BEFORE, negotiations taking place, and a man who always seeks a peaceful means to settle disputes first.
Most of us knew, Chilcott, was going to be scathing on, Blair, and his Government, but, Chilcott, went much further than most people realized, myself included.
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+Celtic Saint . I am not genius but I always opposed the Iraqi war and predicted the civil war and the growth of Muslim fundamentalism. I also support the EU. Please don't confuse the two issues.
Dear Jeremy,
I am with you, whatever.
Yours ever,
Labour Party member.
Often, people who talk of peace are seen as weak, not strong enough to make leaders. Let's remember this day as a lesson to the contrary.
I would rather be lead by a man who has the courage to search for peace than the ignorance to fight for their own blood-laden interests.
Never forget the hundreds of thousands that have and continue to die unnecessarily. Everyday fathers who kissed wives after a long days work, mothers and grandmothers who would share their recipes and cook evening family meals, and children who will never know what life has to offer.
This will all blow over in the next news cycle.
Hopefully we can take a humble minute and carry these lessons forward.
well said
+housebrigade hear hear
you are right we must learn from what has happened
I agree
Jeremy Corbin has shown incredible honesty and a consistent passion to stick by the truth throughout this enormously painful ordeal for many millions of lives our governments destroyed since the brutal invasion of Iraq.
I'm starting to admire Jeremy Corbyn, such great qualities that a leader should have. He talks sense and the truth -NO wonder the media does not like him
You speak for me mr Corbyn and I thank you
JeremyCorbyn4PM
I'm not a labour supporter but I have the upmost respect for Jeremy Corbet. A man who is true to himself not like the scumbag TONY BLAIR AND HIS EVIL MONEY GRABBING WIFE. WOULD THEY HAVE LET THEIR SONS GO TO WAR. I DON'T THINK SO
CORBYN*
Corbyn for PM, this man has honesty and Integrity, this country needs a new breed of politician, dont give up the leadership Mr Corbyn, we the public support you.
Right and let the Labour MPs who supported the Iraq war and now want rid of Corbyn hang their heads on shame- so to the vile Tories who ridicule Corbyn and are still smug over Iraq as they are over disastrous austerity.
Thank you for the upload. Wonderful response.
Honourable.
respect .. jc 👍
American here. Huge Corbyn supporter! You guys are doing something right over there. I don't know what in the fuck it is that we're doing right now. At least you have Corbyn.
Thank you, you have great people too like Bernie and millions of ordinary Americans who don't agree with the bullshit we are all fed
The truth and nothing but the truth. Well done Corbyn
Osbourne sat on the front bench smirking away slapping all the hundred's of thousands of Iraqi's slaughtered and all the British Soldiers who died senselessly trumped up by the nationalist card into a war we never wanted
respect to mr corbyn .
Corbyn should stay on as Labour leader for consistently ethical standpoints on every issue, especially this.
I voted for labour once and never again I'm a ukip member. And I can say I agree with you Jeremy and support what your are doing about this issue it was sick what Tony Blair did to Iraq and the UK in his time in power
Do come back to Corbyn's Labour with his mass membershiop support and help him defeat not only the Tories and disastrous austerity but also the imperialist Blairite right wingers who ruined Labour, betrayed the working class and now want rid of Corbyn who is a rare man of integrity in parliament.
I was a teenager when we went to war, and I started out believing that
it was wrong to vote for any party, because the parlimentary system
seemed to have let us down so horrifically. Now I'm (just about) "grown up" I do vote, but I promised myself never to vote Labour.
But now Corbyn is leader, I have joined the Labour party -- I not only think of it as a different party, but almost the opposite: the best chance we have of justice over Iraq, and the best chance we have to get rid of a political class which thinks we're idots to be controlled by spin and advertising copy.
Millions of lives lost because of a lie. Brits should remember how they
felt when 7/7 happened in London, they were in fear... now imagine how
the Iraqis and Syrians are dealing with that much violence in their
country every single day. A thousand years later the people will call us
savages for killing that much innocent people there. Blair and Bush are
war criminals.
Great speech by a great man.
Jeremy Corbyn has always had to put up with a lot of crap thrown at him as he has always stood consistently on principle. And over time, both with this issue, Iraq, as well as with many others, he gets proven right over time.
Corbyn for PM!
well done Jeremy may god bless you my friend! So whens the inquiry into netanyahu and his war crimes?
Yes!
I agree with every word Corbyn says.
the people will never be happy till Blair is in prison for LIFE !!
And *all* his warmongering profits, and his taxpayer expences , seized. !!!
Those MP's in the Labour party who don't support Corbyn should either change their attitude or resign.
Anti-theist They work for hidden players. They can't suppress Corbyn's voice, which millions share, from outside the party. It's better to ignore them or confront them with evidence. Not anger or hysteria.
Even children could see how ludicrous our government's claims were.
Absolutely correct.
Idk what the worst part is: MOST PEOPLE KNEW IT, or it was all for $, and the country was razed to the ground.
top job!
I was surprised that when he spoke of opponents of the war who had died he didn't mention Charles Kennedy, he was one of the biggest opponents of the war there was.
Osborne grins while biting his teeth, says something to Theresa May at 9' 03'' ''He's right you know'..
Look at the Backstabbers sitting behind him!
As always, a Rich Man's War, a Poor Man's Fight.
You can guarantee the media won't want anyone to see this
I was one of those marchers
Truth shatters lies like a brick thrown at a glass window
Fazer Truth is useless if people don't know it. This is why government transparency is essential.
The question now is what is going to done about this?? These war criminals need to held accountable for all the innocent people that have lost their lives as a result of this!!
Another question, theres so much injustice in the world something clearly influenced Blair's decision to go in to war??
Many of them may have voted for war, many disagreed with Corbyn and the millions of anti-war protesters. But now they should really show some remorse, humility and respect to those who died and for their gross, horrendous errors.
And to think there are soldiers pinning up a poster of this man to shoot at, it's stupid and shameful that our armed have been corrupted like this
Corbyn Strikes Back
Nice one Corbyn.
Jeremy is not on TV or in the media. only when their baying for his blood.
Right, I'm watching Channel 4 news in the hope people can see his vindication as a man of good judgment as well as integrity, but of course the mainstream media do their best to undermine him and avoid as far as possible presenting him in a good light.
That's why they want rid of Jeremy, because he's a thorn in their side. If it was down to me I'd trial Tony Blair and Rupert Murdoch for war mongering.
Probably down to Campbell and his propaganda team. Hope corbyn makes it as PM and cleans up house and corruption.
Because Rupert Murdoch and Fox News who bassicaly own the main monopolies of news services. They like to take oil from the countries that we go to war with... Or just like to bomb and I'm sure we all know the public service the BBC is corrupt and funded by the government, bunch of peados who like to stick dicks in dead pigs and children's bottoms. The thing is when it one brick falls out the wall, the whole wall will crumble, empires fall that's the way things go, nothing lasts forever. Wonder what that bitch queen lizzy thinks of this? Hope she gives her jewels back to India and Africa
Wasn’t Alistair Campbell involved in the false dossier about WMD in Iraq??
JC!!
oh to be on the same planet as mr corbyn !!!!
Corbyn: legend.
A lot more honourable than the the liar and and war criminal Blair who should be in jail
Legend
Well done Jeremy Corbyn, well said.
#BlairForTheGallows2K16
Impeach Blair
corbyn for prime minister.
The man's a socialist legend
"A wide range of people" I find it hilarious that wide range of people didnt include a single Iraqi! A shambles, a total shambles.
Maybe so but what about the voters? How many million voters have the MPs won over? Jeremy must listen to all voters not just the £3 club. Tony Blair was made a scape goat - your lack of leadership will be the demise of the Labour party. Blame everyone but the perpetrators!