General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal

The head if the UK forces in Iraq is quoted as saying “Let’s face it, the military campaign we fought in 2003, effectively kicked the door in.”

At last! The public have been saying it, politicians have been saying it, and now, finally, the head of the UK forces in Iraq has said it, IT’S TIME TO GO!

If Blair and his cabinet don’t listen to this, what will they listen to?

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”.

He said the new head of British army was “effectively saying we are making the situation worse in Iraq and worse for ourselves around the world by being in Iraq”.

Posted by Rythmist
Student of English Langauge and Linguistics with Social Anthropology