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The decision sparked fury from then-Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron, delivering him a rare political blow and significantly complicating the Obama administration’s intended response to the attacks in Syria.
Officials under President Barack Obama later pointed to the U.K.’s parliamentary vote as a key factor in the administration’s inability to enforce its “red line” stance on Syrian chemical weapons use.
On Friday, Ed Miliband—now serving as energy secretary in Keir Starmer’s Labour government—faced fresh scrutiny over his 2013 decision during an interview with Times Radio.
When asked if he regretted opposing military intervention, Miliband firmly responded: “No. First of all, I very much welcome the fall of President Assad, who is a brutal dictator.”
He elaborated: “The choice I faced in 2013 was whether to endorse a bombing campaign against President Assad without a clear, thought-out plan for broader British military engagement—without knowing where it would lead or what it would achieve.”
Miliband concluded by referencing lessons drawn from the Iraq war: “I believed then, as I do now, that one of the most important takeaways from Iraq is this: we should never undertake military intervention without a clear plan, including an exit strategy.”
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