Time to ask about wars  

Today the Prime Minister should be asked two sets of questions about Iraq. Why did he cut or limit tightly the defence budget, uniquely amongst all the budgets he supervised, at a time of war? What were the consequences for our troops of his decisions on the purchase of helicopters, body armour, and protected vehicles? What was his attitude to the war? Did he ever question its wisdom or its legality? Why didn’t he make a strong case for it when out and about as a senior cabinet Minister in a government committed to it? Did he have any reservations then or now about what the UK did? My own interest is today stronger in the war in Afghanistan. All too many of our young soldiers are dying there. We are expending large amounts of blood and treasure on this conflict. This is the Obama/Brown war, the war they have just intensified, the war they clearly do support. Whilst...