1. Cameron Originally Voted In Favour Of The Iraq War... Which Is Probably One Of The Reasons He Shies Away From Mentioning It Regularly
Accused of flip-flopping on many issues during his time in Number 10, Cameron has also got a chequered past when it comes to the Iraq War. So often used as a stick by which Conservatives love to beat Labour Party MPs and candidates with, the Iraq War is something Cameron often shies away from during partisan mud-slinging matches - probably because he originally voted for it. As an MP, in March 2003 Cameron voted against a motion that said a case had not yet been made to send forces to Iraq, and then he supported using "all means necessary to ensure disarmament of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction". Yet despite this, in October 2006 Cameron voted in favour of a judicial inquiry into the Iraq War and the reasons behind it - although two months previously he said that both he and other initial supporters of intervention should "see it through". What's more Cameron, to his credit, does not seem to like to use the British Armed Forces as some sort of political piñata by which he can score points. Yet even so, it is clear Cameron would rather not have voted in favour of intervention in Iraq - particularly due to the fact it has made him look like he does have a history of flip-flopping on key political issues.
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