It has been reported that a senior US intelligence official claims that British forces lost control of Basra by pulling our troops out of Basra too quickly. As such, "the British have basically been defeated in the south," he told the 'Washington Post'.
In a report due to be published in the 'Post' tomorrow, the official said that a contingent of 500 British troops based at Basra Palace were "surrounded like cowboys and Indians."
Of course, this appears somewhat simplistic as a soldier from the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh was killed when he came under fire during an operation in the Al Fursi district of Basra last night. The latest death brings the total number of British service personnel who have died in Iraq, since the 2003 invasion, to 165.
Whilst the continuing loss of British life illustrates that the British troops are more than merely holed up in the Basra Palace, he does illustrate how vulnerable the British troops are whilst the politicians sit on their hands in London. They are surrounded, by a number of militia and Iranian insurgents, whilst lacking the equipment or numbers to make their presence of use.
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"Senior US Intel". This is much too vague. Is he a clintonista? if so, totally unreliable and not trustworthy. One of Bush's many many mistakes was to not fire all the clintonista's when he took office.
Basic rule, don't trust liberals or those who work for them!!
Well Ben, he was talking to the Washington Post. So, I guess he is not a Republican.
And, I haven't even started on that sad excuse for a General; Wesley Clark.
Best wishes,
Mark
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