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'To Fight Would Not Be Clever'
BBC interview with Admiral Sir Alan West. Noteworthy excerpt:Q: What are the rules of engagement in this type of situation? A: The rules are very much de-escalatory, because we don't want wars starting. The reason we are there is to be a force for good, to make the whole area safe, to look after the Iraqi big oil platforms and also to stop smuggling and terrorism there. So we try to downplay things. Rather then roaring into action and sinking everything in sight we try to step back and that, of course, is why our chaps were effectively able to be captured and taken away. Posted by: Dave D. 2007-03-25 |
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