Labour Party Conference: David Miliband speech

Labour Party Conference: David Miliband speech; So we back our troops, our diplomats our aid workers in support of a clear plan. But there is one other thing. We expect every other government in the coalition to do the same, not by turning around but by re-committing to the mission. We came into this together. We see it through - together. Strong values and sound judgment for the things we believe in.There are few places where strong values and sound judgment are more needed than in the Middle East. On Friday we revealed what we have known for some time: that Iran was constructing a clandestine nuclear facility. On Monday we saw their missile tests.Today in Geneva, at talks finally convened after 16 months of prevarication, they need to get serious. Over the next few months, the stakes could not be higher. The Arab world on tenterhooks. Israel on alert. Our message to Iran is simple: do not mistake respect for weakness. You do have rights to civilian nuclear power, and we are happy for you to exercise them, but not if the price is plunging the Middle East into a nuclear arms race that is a danger to the whole world. I also remind Conference of this. We have hoped for many years for a US President to devote himself and his administration from day 1 to the creation of a Palestinian state living alongside Israel; if the international community cannot now define, develop and deliver the deal on peace then we will be paying the price in death and destruction for many years to come.
Labour Party Conference: David Miliband speech; So we back our troops, our diplomats our aid workers in support of a clear plan. But there is one other thing. We expect every other government in the coalition to do the same, not by turning around but by re-committing to the mission. We came into this together. We see it through - together. Strong values and sound judgment for the things we believe in.There are few places where strong values and sound judgment are more needed than in the Middle East. On Friday we revealed what we have known for some time: that Iran was constructing a clandestine nuclear facility. On Monday we saw their missile tests.Today in Geneva, at talks finally convened after 16 months of prevarication, they need to get serious. Over the next few months, the stakes could not be higher. The Arab world on tenterhooks. Israel on alert. Our message to Iran is simple: do not mistake respect for weakness. You do have rights to civilian nuclear power, and we are happy for you to exercise them, but not if the price is plunging the Middle East into a nuclear arms race that is a danger to the whole world. I also remind Conference of this. We have hoped for many years for a US President to devote himself and his administration from day 1 to the creation of a Palestinian state living alongside Israel; if the international community cannot now define, develop and deliver the deal on peace then we will be paying the price in death and destruction for many years to come.
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