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Head of British Army in Iraq Says Troops Should Withdraw Soon
The head of the British Army has caused an uproar by saying, "We should get ourselves out [of Iraq] sometime soon because our presence exacerbates the security problems." General Sir Richard Dannatt now says he did not mean to contradict government policy. Prime Minister Tony Blair's trying to make the best of it.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe head of the British Army has caused an uproar by saying, "We should get ourselves out [of Iraq] sometime soon because our presence exacerbates the security problems." General Sir Richard Dannatt now says he did not mean to contradict government policy. Prime Minister Tony Blair's trying to make the best of it.
