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MPs would lose lust for war if they saw it
Lewis hits out at ‘knee-jerk’ bid to bomb Syria
POLITICIANS would think twice about bombing Syria if they had ever experienced war, according to a Labour MP who served in Afghanistan.
Clive Lewis, who has represented Norwich South since May, took part in a three-month combat tour in 2009 with the Territorial Army reserves.
In an interview with House Magazine published yesterday, he explained how the experience informed his opposition to a British military intervention in Syria.
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