British General: We MUST leave Iraq. (Tony Blair "naive")

[Bluebear]

British general wants his troops out of Iraq

LONDON -- Britain's new army chief called for a withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, warning that the military's presence there only exacerbates security problems, according to an interview published today.

Sir Richard Dannatt described British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Iraq policies as "naive," declaring that while Iraqis might have welcomed coalition forces after the ouster of former president Saddam Hussein, the goodwill has since evaporated after years of violence.

The British military should "get ourselves out some time soon because our presence exacerbates the security problems," Sir Richard said in an interview with the Daily Mail newspaper.

"Whatever consent we may have had in the first place" from the Iraqi people "has largely turned to intolerance," the general said.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061013.IRAQ13/TPStory/TPInternational/Africa/

[NewJeffCT]

1. Bush doesn't care

What was his quote - he won't withdraw if Laura & Barney were his only supporters.

[Botany]

2. What are they gonnna say now?