John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

what he believes would be the consequence of an American withdrawal. I speculate that the reason that he does not have the courage to answer that question is that he knows in his heart that the answer I have given is correct. He knows in his heart that I am right on the consequences of a coalition troop withdrawal. He knows that the national intelligence assessment is correct. He knows that Iraq would descend into full-scale civil war.

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