Iraq: Coalition Against ISIL

Debate between Lord Campbell of Pittenweem and Andrew Turner

Friday 26th September 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)]

Given that air strikes alone will not achieve victory over ISIS, who has the plans and the determination to win on the ground now?

[Sir Menzies Campbell]

That, I hope, is the product of the alliance that the United States, through President Obama and the efforts of Secretary of State John Kerry, have been putting together. An illustration of that commitment is the fact that five countries in the region have joined in to support the air strikes carried out so far,