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Originally Posted by Highwayman  It’s interesting how you picked certain quotes to post. |
Pot to kettle: Black?
Readers will find whatever comfort they want in the following links, or they will prompt them to look further to whatever the real answer, if there is one, will be. A couple of the links duplicate the same basic story.
Experts: UK Iraq Pullout a Prelude to Chaos, Strained Relations | Europe | Deutsche Welle | 03.09.2007 British Iraq pull-out fuels strains with US - 9/03/07 VOA News - British Troops in Iraq Pull Out of Basra Palace British Troops Pull Out of Iraqi City of Basra Quote:
Originally Posted by Highwayman Basically the Brits only moved across town and will oversee the transition of security in Basra to Iraqi forces. Looking at the DOD link below most of the southern part of Iraq has already been turned over to Iraqi forces and Basra is in the most southern tip on the map. |
This has been an ongoing news item in England for several months.
Basically the Brits got tired of getting mortared and being in the middle of two rival shiite militias, one of which recently called a cease fire on itself for the next six months.