"We need a robust but targeted military approach. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no war-monger. I opposed the Iraq war and worked for a decade as an Oxfam aid worker – but this isn’t Iraq. This is a humanitarian crisis."
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Jo Cox: Syria is not Iraq – we must take action now (10 September 2015)
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