Mr. Speaker, the government seems to see a greater threat in its own backbenchers than it does in Saddam Hussein.
In 1998 the Prime Minister said “inaction will encourage Saddam Hussein to commit other atrocities, to prolong his reign of terror over his own people, his neighbours and the entire world”. Since then every study by academics, journalists and intelligence agencies has said that Iraq has expanded its production of biological and chemical weapons.
The threat posed by Iraq is stronger than it was three years ago. Why is the government's response weaker?