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Bob Ainsworth
Bob Ainsworth
British Politician
Born: Jun 19, 1952
Armed Forces Defence Forces People Will You
Related authors: Boris Johnson David Cameron Diane Abbott Jeremy Corbyn John Bercow Neil Kinnock Nigel Farage Theresa May
The last thing we want to do is to go into an area and inflict unnecessary civilian casualties. One is too many. Bob Ainsworth
Too Unnecessary Civilian Civilian Casualties Area Casualties Go Inflict Want Many Thing Last
I have strengths, and I have weaknesses. I don't pretend to be able to write a great thesis or doctorate - I have no pretensions in that direction. Bob Ainsworth
Great Weaknesses Pretend Able Direction Write Doctorate Thesis Strengths
I got a tooth bust by somebody who decided they didn't like me and I thought the moustache hid a scar on my lip. It's true that people were told facial hair was not appreciated by the British public, but I just decided to keep the moustache. Bob Ainsworth
Me People Thought Somebody Hair Tooth Hid Scar Facial True Like Got Were Lip Moustache Just Decided Public Who Bust Keep British Appreciated
If you stand at an election and put a manifesto in front of people saying you're going to improve health care, you have to stick by that. Bob Ainsworth
Saying Health You People Election Care Put Health Care Stick Improve Front Going Manifesto Stand
We need a leader able to project his or her personality and present our policies in today's media environment. All this is true - but we also need a leader capable of building a team, inspiring loyalty from colleagues, and one genuinely open to ideas. Bob Ainsworth
Today Loyalty Personality Leader Building Our Project Colleagues Able Inspiring Open Environment True Ideas Also Policies Genuinely His Capable Team Media Her Present Need
We in the West walked away from Afghanistan at the end of the Cold War and left it as a country devastated socially and armed to the teeth. If we do that again, there will be consequences. Bob Ainsworth
War Will Country Consequences Cold Cold War Teeth Devastated Armed West Left End Walked Afghanistan Again Away Socially
Failure in Afghanistan would have profound consequences for our national security. It would undermine the NATO alliance structure that has been the bedrock of Britain's defence for the last 60 years... I will not allow this to happen on my watch. Bob Ainsworth
Failure Will National NATO Defence Consequences Our Has-Been Security Would Structure Alliance Allow Undermine Bedrock Been Years National Security Afghanistan Happen Watch Profound Last Britain
Stalin's policies pushed the world into the Cold War. Putin has the potential to be equally as dangerous. Bob Ainsworth
War World Dangerous Cold Cold War Potential Pushed Putin Policies Equally Stalin
It's true that people were told facial hair was not appreciated by the British public, but I just decided to keep the moustache. Bob Ainsworth
People Hair Facial True Were Moustache Just Decided Public Keep British Appreciated
Defence must be more adaptable, able to respond quickly to the changes in the security environment and the character of conflict. Bob Ainsworth
Character Conflict Defence Changes Respond Security Must Able More Environment Quickly Adaptable
I was Minister for the Armed Forces in the Ministry of Defence for two years prior to being appointed Defence Secretary. Bob Ainsworth
Defence Secretary Minister Ministry Armed Armed Forces Forces Prior Years Being Appointed Two
As the Chief of the Defence Staff says, you don't defend on the goal line. Defending the interests of the U.K. means tackling threats early and at source, and that means intervening overseas. Bob Ainsworth
You Defence Intervening Says Threats Tackling Line Source Goal Overseas Chief Staff Interests Means Early Defend Defending
The war in Afghanistan is too important to be reduced to a political football. We are fighting there to protect our national security. We are confronting the Taliban-led insurgency to prevent terrorists returning to that country. Bob Ainsworth
War Political Country Important National Fighting Too Our Security Prevent Football Protect Returning Reduced Terrorists Insurgency National Security Afghanistan Confronting
We cannot allow Afghanistan to become again a haven for terrorists who inspire, plan and provide support for attacks like those of 11 September 2001, of 7 July 2005 in London, and more. Bob Ainsworth
Inspire Become September Those We Cannot London Haven More Attacks Allow Support Like Terrorists Provide July Afghanistan Cannot Again Plan Who
When I was first elected to parliament 18 years ago, one of the many things that struck me and that I still feel now is how the Labour Party, the party of collective action, can, at MP level and above, behave in such an individualistic way. Bob Ainsworth
Me Collective First Party Action Way Above Struck Parliament Individualistic Feel How Still Years Years Ago Labour Labour Party Behave Elected Many Now Level Things

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