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

For the last two days the major topic of political debate in this country has been the stance that I have taken on the consequences of an American withdrawal from Iraq. I have been prepared to answer that question, I have been willing to cop the criticism of the position that I have taken, but my opposite number in this place does not have the courage to answer that simple question. The reason that he does not have the courage—

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