Here we go again, was my thought as I headed back to the UK.
Having stepped off an aeroplane early in the morning, my phone rang almost immediately and it was BBC Radio Dorset wishing to speak to me about the forthcoming vote on air strikes in Iraq against ISIL, a murderous organisation operating in the name of Islam, which of course it is not.
The debate began at 1030 and the Chamber was packed, as you can imagine. The Prime Minister kicked off the day with a good speech explaining why he thought air strikes against targets in Iraq were justified.
Then it was Mr Miliband's turn. He looked exhausted, no doubt spent from a not very successful Party conference, where he conveniently forgot to mention the deficit! His MPs behind him listened, it seemed almost politely, but there was little passion there.
I had put in to speak, but so had more than 70 other MPs, so I was not expecting to get in. There were some excellent speeches on both sides of the House, with several on the Labour side calling for action in Syria too, much to my surprise. Syria is off the agenda at the moment, with Mr Cameron saying he'd come back to the House if bombing was to be extended there. George Galloway, who is not everyone's cup of tea, I think it's fair to say, made an impassioned speech, ramming home some painful truths, which seemed to upset some on the Labour side.
Just after 1630, and with one minute spare before the two Front Benches summed up, I was called. I referred to our brave boys in blue and of course to anyone in our armed forces who might be involved in this phase of yet further involvement in Iraq, and said that I thought that military action was justified on this occasion.
Events have changed considerably since I last voted against air strikes in Syria and I do believe the UK must now do its bit. Some would say it's nothing more than a gesture, but all the speeches in the Commons showed how reluctant we all were to go to war again and certainly to put boots on the ground, although I don't think that can be entirely ruled out.
So the final vote was an overwhelming 'yes' to air strikes in Iraq, with 43 MPs voting against and a few others abstaining. I respect those who take a different course, especially when they are going against the flow.
It was quite a day and I hope and trust I made the right decision on behalf of my constituents.
Certainly the majority of commentators believe so and now we have to hope that all the other work going on to try and combat ISIL will, together with air strikes, prove successful in eradicating this most unpleasant organisation.