he cited the al sweady inquiry into allegations that uk soldiers mistreated iraqis in 2004.und by the courts, right? so we have to do something about that to give ourselves the capability to protect our people. and that's what it's about. one of the things that i think has been thrown at this bill over the past week or so are comments that effectively, the government is simply blaming lawyers and the law for failures to adequately recourse the system, effectively. and we have a duty to make sure that we do a much better level of investigation, that we are much more resilient to abuses of the legal system. so what we have to do is find a path down the middle that is balanced, that is both fair to victims — because nobody, least of all me, wants genuine victims of abuses in the military not to see justice. there's absolutely no place for those who break the law in uniform. but at the same time, we aren't willing to stand by and just usher through thousands and thousands of claims against servicemen and women, you know, going into old age. and the british public, i'm afraid, wo