News & Politics - General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal

TokyoNiGHTS · 10-12-2006, 04:39 PM

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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."

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Sir Richard might be issuing a "very public warning" to the next prime minister, he said.

In his interview, Sir Richard added that any initial tolerance "has largely turned to intolerance. That is a fact."

Sir Richard, who took on his role in August, also said planning for what happened after the initial successful war military offensive was "poor, probably based more on optimism than sound planning".

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He said: "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."

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"As a foreigner, you can be welcomed by being invited in a country, but we weren't invited certainly by those in Iraq at the time."

BBC NEWS | UK | General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal

I'm really not sure what should be done in Iraq anymore given that its such a mess. But i'm really not surprised by this.

Lexis · 10-13-2006, 01:00 AM

Its not really a good sign is it?

**sum1** · 10-13-2006, 01:29 AM

Pulling out of Iraq means letting the civil war go into full swing. That's not very responsible. Exacerbates the security problems? What do you think letting Iraq go 100% civil war will do?

TokyoNiGHTS · 10-13-2006, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by sum1 (View Post)

Pulling out of Iraq means letting the civil war go into full swing. That's not very responsible. Exacerbates the security problems? What do you think letting Iraq go 100% civil war will do?

While that's true, I think it's also starting to hit people that there's really nothing we can do there. We can keep fighting and its just going to be everyone going in circles. I don't really blame other countries for wanting out, the reality is that this is the US war and they're the one who pushed for it more than anyone else.


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