Iraq update....

Iraq operations broadly on track - CGS

"Some commentators have been critical of the way that the Iraqi operation has been carried out. Having visited Iraq and talked to many of those involved, I have concluded that this is unreasonable and ignores the complexity of dealing with determined adversaries in challenging counter-insurgency operations.
"Just as Multinational Forces have challenges in operating in a foreign country, the Iraqi Security Forces face different challenges in operating in their own country. It is also worth bearing in mind that a year or so ago, 14 Division did not exist. Nor was it at full operating capability when operations in Basra started. Therefore to expect it to perform to a standard that has taken other nations (including our own) decades to reach is patently unrealistic." - General Sir Richard Dannatt


Editors note: While I think the Government and MOD are an effing joke I do think that the General is a good man trying to do the best with the crappy hand he has been dealt. What he and the Army need is more money, more troops and a lot more support from those fools who would hogtie our troops for the sake of saving a few pennies. Defence MUST come before the NHS and Education (both of which have seen no improvement despite billions thrown at them) in future spending plans.


H/T DJ Elliott