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MethuenProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-01-07 11:54 PM
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Fresh UK attack on US Iraq policy
Source: The BBC

A second key British general has criticised US post-war policy in Iraq.
Maj Gen Tim Cross, who was the most senior UK officer involved in post-war planning, told the Sunday Mirror US policy was "fatally flawed".
His comments came after Gen Sir Mike Jackson, head of the Army during the invasion, told the Daily Telegraph US policy was "intellectually bankrupt".
Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Conservative former foreign secretary and defence secretary, told the BBC that Mr Rumsfeld was "incompetent".

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6974611.stm



"fatally flawed" "intellectually bankrupt" "incompetent"
It's about time the Brits wised up to Bush's War.
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jamesinca Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-02-07 05:31 AM
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1. I think the Brits knew
Tony Blair has only recently resigned and the new guy is willing to get the Brits out of there. Before it would not have done any good.
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