The United States general who will command British troops in battle told thousands of soldiers gathered for a desert parade yesterday that he was thankful for their presence in the looming conflict with Iraq. Lt-Gen James Conway, the commander of 1 Marine Expeditionary Force, addressed more than 4,000 men and women from the 7th Armoured Brigade and 16 Air Assault Brigade, who assembled with Challenger 2 tanks and Warrior armoured vehicles. "About 225 years ago in my country the expression 'The British are coming' was used to scare the children," he said at Camp Coyote in northern Kuwait "I can...
