"The US and their allies claim to be fighting a war on terror whenever they drop bombs and kill people. Here they have taken out some of the people who have done more to fight ISIS than anyone else that we know. They have been asked to get out of Iraq, are they going to get out of it? Are they going to recognise the democratic decision? They claim to have brought democracy to Iraq; are they going to respect it now?"
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Mick Wallace
Michael Wallace (born 9 November 1955) is an Irish politician and former property developer who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the South constituency from 2019 to 2024. He was a member of Independents 4 Change (part of The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL) during his period as an MEP. Wallace was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency from 2011 to 2019.
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