Christine Milne on war in Iraq: “Australia needs an independent foreign policy”
The Australian Greens Leader, Senator Christine Milne, addresses the Senate in response to a statement issued by the Prime Minister on national security.
She asks of the Prime Minister: What is the purpose of this new war in Iraq? Why is it in Australia’s best interests to participate in a military engagement in Iraq? For how many years will we be back in the Middle East? Will we be constrained to just being in Iraq, or will this blow over into Syria? What is the long-term plan?