'Interventionism'

The Polish Club

Tom Coghlan, Defence Correspondent for The Times.

General Dannatt, Former Head of the Armed Forces

Ghazi Gheblawi, Libyan Activist

The valiant president of the Polish Club rose from the crowd and spat out his challenge to the moral authority of invaders. In reply, General Dannatt was masterful: 'We must not tread too heavily in Islamic space. Instead, we must 'identify failing state characteristics […] and intervene upstream'. It was hard to argue with Tom Coghlan's experience on the ground in Afghanistan: 'Let me be clear about where I stand.' he said 'Afghanistan has been a total disaster' (and invading Iran would be the end).

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