Kevin Rudd (Griffith, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question, again to the Prime Minister, refers to his previous answers concerning his remarks yesterday about the Democratic Party on the question of Iraq. Given that Americans know the war in Iraq has cost them the lives of more than 3,000 service men and women, the wounding of another 20,000 and expenditures exceeding $US360 billion, what makes the Prime Minister think he is now entitled to lecture US presidential candidates on Iraq?

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

I simply answer that by saying what entitles me to speak of the policy views of individuals is the responsibility I have for the security interests of this country.