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On the back benches, you can have your say but no power to do anything.

~Bob Ainsworth

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You have to make the compromise: resign, stay out of the government, and you can say what you like... but no one has to do anything about it.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: About Anything Compromise Government Like Make Out Resign Say Stay You

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The war in Afghanistan is too important to be reduced to a political football. We are fighting there to protect our national security. We are confronting the Taliban-led insurgency to prevent terrorists returning to that country.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Afghanistan Confronting Country Fighting Football Important Insurgency National National Security Our Political Prevent Protect Reduced Returning Security Terrorists Too War

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We cannot allow Afghanistan to become again a haven for terrorists who inspire, plan and provide support for attacks like those of 11 September 2001, of 7 July 2005 in London, and more.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Afghanistan Again Allow Attacks Become Cannot Haven Inspire July Like London More Plan Provide September Support Terrorists Those We Cannot Who

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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

Topics: Afghan Forces Government Lasting Our People Plan Reasoning Resist Security Security Forces Success Terrorists Themselves Will

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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.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Afghan Afghanistan Allowed Because Better Better Future Future Girl Give Go Helping Hope People School Them Were Will

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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.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Above Action Behave Collective Elected Feel First How Labour Labour Party Level Many Me Now Parliament Party Still Struck Things Way Years Years Ago

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Despite the increasingly presidential style of political leadership in our country, teamwork is essential.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Country Despite Essential Increasingly Leadership Our Political Presidential Style Teamwork

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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.

~Bob Ainsworth

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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.

~Bob Ainsworth

Topics: Aim Always Been Casualties Caught Insurgency Our Separate Taliban Those Up Who

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Politician

Born: June 19th, 1952

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