Starmer’s call for ‘coalition of the willing’ sends reminder to US
by Peter Walker Senior political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6VMP1)
Phrase holds memories of 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq in which UK played supporting role
Few resonant phrases are repeated in politics without a deliberate reason, and Keir Starmer's use of coalition of the willing" on Sunday could well have been intended as a reminder to the US diplomatic and defence community: we helped you out; now return the favour.
The most famous, or infamous, coalition of the willing was the 30 nations who publicly gave at least some support to George W Bush's US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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