Sentences with phrase «over iraq»

Though the electorate clearly expressed dissatisfaction with the republican congress, it sure as heck was not over Bush's judicial nominees — it was over Iraq, corruption / bribery, and pedophilia.

The importance of Jack Straw to the law was in his reward for not resigning with Robin Cook over Iraq: appointment as the first lord chancellor to sit in the House of Commons since Sir Christopher Hatton more than five hundred years ago.

And we had a perfectly clear example over Iraq: the top (appointed and sycophants) CIA people talked about «proof of WMD's» even though the rank and file knew better.

Tom Waters signing his e-book «Prior To The Snap» on the flight deck of a KC - 135 refueling tanker 36,000 feet over Iraq in May

Michael Moore — who castigated President Bush over the Iraq War in his best - documentary acceptance speech for «Bowling for Columbine» in 2003 — is back in Oscar contention with his health - care documentary «Sicko.»

Big, unmanned spy planes, like the Predators flying over Iraq, have plenty of problems.

But then she did this while at the same time enthusiastically backing Blair over Iraq.

EMBATTLED Jeremy Corbyn should step down after apologising for Labour's failings over Iraq, MPs say.

Labour MPs turned out in force on Wednesday to help defeat a parliamentary motion calling for Tony Blair to be held to account for allegedly misleading parliament over the Iraq war by 439 votes to 70, after a sometimes angry debate.

They avoided deciding matters that divided them internally, in particular foreign policy, so that open rows are now breaking out between Cameron's senior colleagues over Iraq and Gaza.

«The strongest lobbying I can remember getting from a media organisation was the BBC over the license fee» - despite «serious falling - out» over Iraq.

In June, the congressman criticized the president over the Iraq War, saying his «lack of an honest explanation is consistent with Bush and Cheney.»

We have seen little commitment during 8 years of delay over the euro and a short sighted lack of regard for our allies over Iraq.

We saw this over Iraq, where I.D.S blundered straight in to the trap that Blair, Campbell and Lord Peter had set for him.

In the last year alone they tackled Ebola in West Africa; protected the skies over the Baltic; flew missions over Iraq.

This higher national purpose is what motivated Attlee to serve as Churchill's deputy, or Iain Duncan Smith to back Tony Blair over Iraq.

For Blair the New Labour project was his last hold on the Labour Party and the only shred of credibility he had left having been rumbled for misleading the House of Commons over Iraq and leading the country into an illegal war.

Iain Duncan Smith backed Tony Blair over the Iraq war for example, when he was Tory leader between 2001 and 2003.

Blair was the most Europhile prime minister since Edward Heath, but his disastrous messianism over Iraq split the European Union in two; Brown's ungracious behaviour over signing the Lisbon Treaty signalled (and was meant to signal) an arm's - length approach to the rest of the continent to which we belong when we desperately need to engage properly with it.

The Guardian's leader column concluded: «Having lost so much middle - class support over Iraq and alienation from Tony Blair, Labour now has to mobilise its core working - class base in order to win re-election next year.»

The GOP's preferred candidate, Jane Corwin, continues to have a leg up over Iraq War veteran David Bellavia, Long said, in spite of Bellavia's arguments that the assemblywoman isn't sufficiently conservative to run on Row C.

But Charles Kennedy, the Lib Dem leader, claimed that controversies over Iraq meant Labour had lost the public's trust.

If there is still widespread dissatisfaction with the GOP over Iraq, etc, then the Dems may have another great year, though.

He also had a warning for progressive voters who may «vote Liberal Democrat or Green because they think they can have a free hit at the government, because they may be upset over Iraq or some other issue».

The view Tony Blair has destroyed the Labour Party, by his critics is often met with, the last election Neil Kinnock fought, he got 34.5 %, the last election Blair fought he got 35.3 %» all be it, on a lower turnout, those who'd been in the party for years, who resigned over Iraq, stopped voting labour in 2005, even though Blair was on his way out, lost MPs who were against Iraq, their seats

Clegg is in a similar position in relation to his party as Tony Blair was over Iraq.

Even Jack Straw, the foreign secretary who presided over the Iraq war, is lobbying MPs for change.

Afghanistan may have almost wound down (except for the RAF's Chinook force now retained to support training and laision)-RRB-, but UK forces (in the form of RAF Tornado, Voyager and Reaper) are now flying back over Iraq combating the spread of ISIS.

«Can there be anyone outside of the government who really believes that the man who snubbed the EU over Iraq and joined with George W. Bush to lead us into an illegal war is now the right person to become the EU's first council president?»

Tony Blair to go on trial over Iraq, tearing down the gates to Downing Street and a library of great literature

In 2005, former MP George Galloway also made use of it when he clashed with the late Christopher Hitchens over the Iraq War.

Mr Denham, who resigned over the Iraq war, issued a personal plea to Lib Dems to rebel against the policy.

There is not outright hostility but there is grumpiness - particularly over Iraq.»

With Mr Brown's reforms following closely parliamentary and public unease over Iraq, The RAF Marshall Lord Craig of Radley pointed out the circumstances leading to the invasion of Iraq may not be repeated.

The reason they were able to take over Iraq so easily was because the Iraqi army ran away from them.

Right now there is no more repentance on these issues then there is over Iraq not having WMD.

Mr Davidson said the new prime minister had already shown himself to be willing to break with Mr Blair's policies, pointing to U-turns over super casinos and cannabis and a change of thinking over Iraq.

Tom Watson went down badly with his «Comrades» opening line which is a bit too old school «scary» for the kids and his plea for everyone to join Labour brought the inevitable left - wing reaction from Maeve Mckeown raging against Labour over Iraq, tuition fees and the usual Blairite crimes.

Not Clare Short who walked out of the cabinet over Iraq.

Maybe he should do a jump over Iraq, the country that he attacked on behalf of his great Democratic friends the Kuwaitis.

When Saddam forcefully occupied Irbil in northern Iraq, we broadened our control over Iraq's skies by extending the no - fly zone.

Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D) eked out a victory over Iraq war veteran Jesse Kelly (R) in a costly and contentious congressional campaign last November.

ISIS has rapidly expanded its control over Iraq and Syria by seizing towns and cities near major supply routes, critical infrastructure and border crossings.

Tony Blair today expressed «sorrow and regret» over the Iraq War - but insisted he would do it all over again.

A year into his role as Archbishop, the mystical poet from Wales turned on his government over the Iraq War.

Pilots have been routinely flying at such altitudes over Iraq and Afghanistan during military operations - but now the combatants in eastern Ukraine have more advanced equipment than any other insurgency ever.

At that time, the one - time liberal darling who took on Lieberman over the Iraq War drew the wrath of labor unions for his reservations about a bill mandating employers provide paid sick leave.

Labour could not have done a great deal more on international development, but some will never forgive it over Iraq.

The ghost of the late Robin Cook imbues a foreign secretary sacked by Lang for his objections over the Iraq war.

It was good to see a labour politician defend their actions and decisions over Iraq instead of making comment from the hallowed ground of hindsight.