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Thursday, October 12, 2006

UK Army Chief blindsides Blair on Iraq but will it cross the pond?

as the bbc commentator said, this is "quite extraordinary..."
The head of the British Army has said the presence of UK armed forces in Iraq "exacerbates the security problems".

In an interview in the Daily Mail, Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, is quoted as saying the British should "get out some time soon".

He also said: "Let's face it, the military campaign we fought in 2003, effectively kicked the door in."

There are currently more than 7,000 British soldiers in Iraq, based largely in Basra in the south of the country.

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said Britain had "a clear strategy" and worked with international partners "in support of the democratically elected government of Iraq, under a clear UN mandate."

BBC political editor Nick Robinson described Sir Richard's remarks as "quite extraordinary".

just as extraordinary as if one of the u.s. joint chiefs of staff came out and said the same thing... let's see how this crosses the pond...

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