Summary
IT WAS never a war that would capture the hearts and minds of the British public, or of the brave men and women who have risked their lives for the cause in Iraq. Fought on foreign soil, with an ambiguous set of goals, it was never going to muster the patriotism witnessed during the Second World War.
Yesterday, in a historic statement made in Baghdad, Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister, said our military personnel had "completed their tasks" and would be out of the country by July next year. All operations, including patrols, will end in May and security in the Basra region will be handed over to US forces.See the full content of this document
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Out of Iraq - but Will Army Ever Recover?
His pledge heralds the end of a six-year campaign that has cost the lives of 178 British service personnel - and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis - leaving veterans to reflect on the lasting damage caused to the armed services by fighting such an unpopular war.
Regarded by critics as the most shameful episode in modern Brit...See the full content of this document
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