[edsheppa]

I think the gutless, ignorant freepers on here are simply extrapolating from the weak way the UK handled the abducted sailors recently and also from the post-Blair outpour of criticism from senior UK military about US efforts in Iraq. In that context, this sniveling drivel is quite believable.

[DJ Elliott]

No. I am far from ignorant on this subject. I track OOB and force developments for “The Long War Journal”.

UK politicians have been commiting the Royal Army to more than they have the forces to cover. Somebody in MoD finally got the politicians to decide which obligations were more important. Afghanistan and NATO won the decision. Not a real surprise there. Makes sense.

If you have been tracking OOB in Iraq and Afghanistan, then you know that overall UK commitments to Iraq have dropped about the same amount that UK commitments have increased in Afghanistan. Not a real surprise there. Makes sense.

The pace of the shift in forces and the apparent lack of coordination with the Iraqis at the operational level (vice political) is the surprise...

[DJ Elliott]

“gutless, ignorant freepers”

PS It is a dead give away that someone does not believe in their argument or position, when they resort to personnal attacks. Thank you for advising all readers that your position is untenable...