Major loss of face on their part....this does not bode well for the Brits in that area of Iraq.
Unforunately I agree with you.
This is certainly not good news. Good news out of Basra hasn't really been abundant for the last couple of years.
Just by chance, I spent some time earlier today reading some of the late Vincent (sp?)'s accounts out of Basra, and the picture he paints is not a particularly enticing one. And, remember, this journalist was one of us...sort of.
Let's just say that I would not trust any member of the Basra Police force, nor any members of the city's judicial system.
The solution? I have no idea, but I certainly don't fault the Brits for getting out a few of their men. Even though, to my mind, they didn't quite fit the "cuddly" description that Swarthyguy gave them. Whther they really fit the description of "thugs", they certainly looked the part :-)
What are your thoughts?
Cheers.
Well, Dog, I feel that part of the problem is that the Brits, whom I tend to admire immensly, have gone to far in appeasing the unwholesome sections of Basraen society.
If having the people of Basra save face, is what created the current situation on the ground, perhaps a bit of "face loss" would have worked better?
But, as I said to Swarthyguy, I am fairly clueless about the whole thing... You, who probably are more on top of the situation, what's your take?
Cheers.