"British military chiefs believe that they are better than American forces at turning civilians against insurgents by winning hearts and minds."
I am afraid that a whole bunch of Black Watch troopers are going to die before the Brits admit that the Americans have it right. I would be very happy to be proven wrong.
Regrettably I have to agree with you. The Brits have been down around Basrah with the Shi'ites. They have yet to deal with Saddam's Sunnis.
There is a very good reason why the Sunni Triangle is considered the most dangerous part of Iraq and it has nothing to do with the American approach. Let's hope they come to their senses quickly.
"British military chiefs believe that they are better than American forces at turning civilians against insurgents by winning hearts and minds."
I am afraid that a whole bunch of Black Watch troopers are going to die before the Brits admit that the Americans have it right. I would be very happy to be proven wrong.
Thursday, Nov 4, 2004 Baghdad — Insurgents killed three British troops and wounded eight others from a unit sent to high-risk central Iraq to free U.S. forces for an assault on the militant stronghold Fallujah.