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UK troops worsen problems in Iraq - army chief
 LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top army commander said British troops in Iraq should be withdrawn soon because their presence was exacerbating security problems in the country, according to a British newspaper. General Sir Richard Dannatt In unusually blunt comments for a serving senior officer, Dannatt said the troops should "get ... out sometime soon because our presence exacerbates the security problems." If they get out Tater's boyz could kill all non-Shia and solve the security problem. Britain, Washington's main ally in Iraq, has around 7,000 soldiers deployed, mainly in the Shi'ite south. Britain has lost 119 soldiers so-far. We can't have military people in harms way. It's not the Eurabian way to fight a war. Dannatt, who took over as Chief of the General Staff in August, suggested troops in Iraq had out-stayed their welcome. "The military campaign we fought in 2003 effectively kicked the door in. Whatever consent we may have had in the first place, may have turned to tolerance and has largely turned to intolerance. That is a fact. I don't say that the difficulties we are experiencing round the world are caused by our presence in Iraq but undoubtedly our presence in Iraq exacerbates them." Dannatt appeared to be suggesting the presence of British and U.S. troops in Iraq was fanning Islamic militancy -- something British Prime Minister Tony Blair has consistently denied. That's why they kill each other.
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2006-10-13 |
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