q ▁and ▁the ▁wider ▁Middle ▁East . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁that ▁declarations ▁of ▁either ▁victory ▁or ▁defeat ▁in ▁Ira q ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁were ▁prem ature , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Ira q ▁was ▁a ▁foreign ▁policy ▁success . ▁ ▁T ari q ▁Ali ▁once ▁re called ▁how , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Ira q ▁War , ▁he ▁" de bat [ ed ] ▁the ▁gh ast ly ▁G ove ▁on ▁television ▁[ ... ▁and ▁found ▁him ] ▁worse ▁than ▁most ▁Bush ▁apolog ists ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁" current ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁[ was ] ▁analog ous ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁an ▁Imperial ▁power , ▁as ▁we ▁have ▁come ▁to ▁understand ▁imperial ▁powers ". ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁cal med ▁down ▁by ▁parliament ary ▁colle agues ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁after ▁shout ing , ▁" A ▁dis gra ce , ▁you ' re ▁a ▁dis gra ce !" ▁at ▁various ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁reb els ▁who ▁contributed ▁to ▁defe ating ▁the ▁coal ition ▁government ' s ▁motion ▁to ▁attack ▁Sy ria ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Gh out a ▁attacks . ▁He ▁later ▁stated ▁he ▁was ▁react ing ▁to ▁the ▁manner ▁in ▁which ▁Labour ▁MP s ▁celebrated ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁William ▁Dal