» Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Iraq
Put that this had been the worst month for British casualties in Iraq since the war had begun, were there any thoughts on why or on withdrawal, the PMOS replied that he was not aware of any changes to our plans regarding withdrawal. With regards to why, what we needed to focus on was obviously at an operational level, Commanders would assess any implications, but that was a matter for them. At a bigger picture level, what we had to focus on were the efforts, both in Basra and Baghdad, to transfer responsibility to the Iraqi authorities as quickly as possible, and to do so when the conditions on the ground were right. That was a matter of assessment, and what it did not in any way affect was our determination to do the job.
Asked why things were getting worse, the PMOS said that he did not want to give a running commentary on operational assessments, as that was better done on the ground in Iraq, and it was for them to judge whether it was wise or not to talk about it.
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Comment by tony — 25 Apr 2007 on 9:41 pm | LinkWith all due respect to the comment posted by tony, when was the last time we had any comment from Tony (as in Blair) on the Iraq war "don’t mention the war, why do you keep mentioning the war" well you started it, yes you did Tony!, you invaded Iraq.
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