Monday, August 20, 2007

Go On Home British Soldier: Iraq Edition


There's always a price to pay for picking up a rifle and it's not always by those that are looking at the wrong end of it.


A MILITARY adviser to President George W Bush has warned that British forces will have to fight their way out of Iraq in an “ugly and embarrassing” retreat.

The comments coincide with British military estimates that withdrawal could cost the lives of 10 to 15 soldiers.



Some British officers believe they are facing a “humiliating” retreat under fire to Kuwait or the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr.



I regret to say that the Basra experience is set to become a major blunder in terms of military history,” said a senior officer. “The insurgents are calling the shots . . . and in a worst-case scenario will chase us out of southern Iraq.”
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