Big_Bird
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 Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:57 pm Post subject: Army chief: British troops must pull out of Iraq soon |
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Army chief: British troops must pull out of Iraq soon
General attacks government policy that has 'exacerbated' security risks
Richard Norton-Taylor and Tania Branigan
Friday October 13, 2006
The Guardian
A British soldier is covered in flames from a petrol bomb thrown in Basra, Iraq. Photograph: Atef Hassan/Reuters
General Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the army, dropped a political bombshell last night by saying that Britain must withdraw from Iraq "soon" or risk serious consequences for Iraqi and British society.
In a blistering attack on Tony Blair's foreign policy, Gen Dannatt said the continuing military presence in Iraq was jeopardising British security and interests around the world.
"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," he said in comments that met with admiration from anti-war campaigners and disbelief in some parts of Westminster.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Gen Dannatt, who became chief of the general staff in August, said we should "get ourselves out sometime soon because our presence exacerbates the security problems".
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