Balta1701 Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 So, I get the feeling I'm just going to be throwing gas on a fire here, but since I'll be in Death Valley all weekend, why not, I'll be hot enough anyway. The new Chief of the General Staff in the United Kingdom (he took over the position in August) had what I would only call startling words about the Iraq war, at least coming from such a high ranking official who still actually holds an influential position in one of the 2 governments running the Iraq debacle. Linkity. 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." ... 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". ... 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". 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." Sir Richard told the newspaper: "We are in a Muslim country and Muslims' views of foreigners in their country are quite clear. "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." He added: "Whatever consent we may have had in the first place, may have turned to tolerance and has largely turned to intolerance." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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