Britain To Send More Troops To Iraq
Agencie France Presse:
Britain will send 120 more troops to Iraq to train the Iraqi army, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said Tuesday.
The spokesman could not immediately specify a timeframe for their arrival in the Middle Eastern country, where around 4,000 British soldiers are already based.
“These personnel bring specialist skills to the Military Transition Teams already working with the Iraqi Army in Basra and are vital to further developing the Iraqi Army’s leadership ability,” he said.
“British forces are doing an excellent job to train and develop them further so ultimately they can take full responsibility for their own security. Troop levels are kept under review, and decisions are made based on the advice of commanders and conditions on the ground.”
He dismissed as “pure speculation” a report in The Sun tabloid Tuesday morning describing planned troop withdrawals from Iraq as highly unlikely for at least a year.
Most of Britain’s troops in Iraq are stationed outside the southern city of Basra, and the government has previously announced that their numbers would be cut to 2,500 this year, depending on conditions on the ground.
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sending more troops now? really?
July 14th, 2008 at 8:28 pmNo … is that a whole 120?
July 14th, 2008 at 8:40 pmGood for the Brits. They have been fucked over by some shit political leadership but now is not the time to let up in Iraq. Everyone one needs to boost their efforts for a strong finish to this war.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:07 pmConsidering the shit that the MoD has done with and to their soldiers and Marines, I can’t hardly believe they can round up 120 that aren’t walking wounded already. They really need a revolution in the worst way.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:30 pmSome people in Britain are calling for the troops to return and assist the police ‘cos their crime rate has skyrocketed. You’d think Britian would hire more police, but I think their social services program is eating their budget alive. It’s going to get worse: Although bigamy is illegal, Ministers recently gave approval to subsidize Muslim polygamous marriages. Each wife will receive state benefits. There’s also a possibility of a generous housing allowance, etc.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-512043/Muslim-husbands-wife-extra-benefits-ministers-recognise-polygamy.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-512043/Muslim-husbands-wife-extra-benefits-ministers-recognise-polygamy.html
July 14th, 2008 at 9:31 pmBrown is a “sterling” example of the Peter Principle at its most vicious. His escalating demonstrations of incompetence are mind-blowing.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:45 pmBrown wont be in government next election. Conservatives will win, reform is seriously needed here. Look at the early 90s, there were problems, but it all kicked off after 97, poor policing, decline in education and society. Needs sorting now.
July 14th, 2008 at 9:53 pmHey Brit! Good way to show some stones! Jumping in after the game is won! Fucking cowards! Nice job in Basra what else can you undermine in Iraq with a new deployment. Get some stones Limy
July 15th, 2008 at 12:25 pmWOW! 120 more brits. I feel better already.
July 15th, 2008 at 2:12 pm