[Straight Vermonter]

Now I am confused. I thought the Brits in Basra told us that the people in Basra loved them because they weren't bullies like the Americans.

[agere_contra]

Looks like the British are letting the fledgling Iraq govt try to solve its own problems. They'll have to learn how to defuse their own people, and the Coalition won't always be there.

I'm not sure about the weapon buy-back idea though.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

Now I am confused. I thought the Brits in Basra told us that the people in Basra loved them because they weren't bullies like the Americans.

Like all Muslims, they fake it until an opportunity for murder comes up.