mr. george galloway. >> mr. speaker, there is an ironclad consensus across the benches about what we now call a mission, but given about the amount of blood on the ground, most of us call in a war in afghanistan. in the wake of mrs. gillard's decision to accelerate the withdrawal of australian forces from that war and in the wake of the bradford west by-election, will the prime

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mr. george galloway. [shouting] >> as i was saying, mr. speaker,. [laughter] there is an ironclad consensus that draws from the front bench is about what we now call a nation, but given the amount of blood on the ground and the rapidly deteriorating military situation, most of us call a war in afghanistan. in the wake of her decision to accelerate the withdrawal of australia's forces from that war, and in the wake of the bradford west election, will the prime minister reconsider his current planning on our withdrawal am is more, this bloody morgan of afghanistan? >> first of all let me congratulate the honorable gentleman understanding violation in his return to this house of commons. and i know he always speaks with great power and great force. but on this issue i have to say i profoundly disagree with them. our troops are in afghanistan, not fighting a war against islam, but at the invitation of an islamic government and under a u.n. resolution to try and help that country to have a peaceful, prosperous and stable future. and he knows the dangers