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"If British troops are indeed withdrawn from Iraq by next June, it will signal the end of the most shameful and disastrous episode in modern British history. Branded only last month by Lord Bingham, until recently Britain´s most senior law lord, as a "serious violation of international law", the aggression against Iraq has not only devastated an entire country and left hundreds of thousands dead - it has also been a political and military humiliation for the invading powers.
Is this an over-reaction, or indeed, the darkest chapter in our island´s history? I remember when we had a day off from school to march against the invasion of Iraq, together with millions of other Brits, through London, hearing activist (and Labour MP for Hampstead) Glenda Jackson describe the coming invasion as the first time in a thousand years, that Great Britain had illegally invaded sovereign territory"
I too, joined that march and remember the deepest feeling of disgust when our protests were ignored.
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