Blogroll Me!
Thousand British Army Boys Set To Bid Basra Bye-Bye ...
UK troops in Basra cut by 1,000
Brown in Iraq
UK troops in Basra are to be cut by 1,000 by the end of the year, Gordon Brown has said on a visit to Iraq.
Mr Brown also confirmed Basra province could be handed over to full Iraqi control within the next two months.
And it's about bloody time too, Mister Brown.
Mr Brown has prepared for many weeks to announce that British troops will finally be able to hand over the last of four provinces to Iraqi forces to control.Yeah, we know. We heard.
But you craftily chose your moment well didn't you, Gordon?
What with all the rumours & all that you're set to announce a date for a (sort of), surprise early General Election -- very
Bringing our boys back home, eh? A great vote getter, eh? Good old Gordo, eh? Mr nice guy, eh? A better true Brit than Blair, by about a billion miles, eh?
We have to say though that we can't help but wonder how many of our lads who have been killed or crippled lately, might not have been, had you done the (sensible and honourable), deed a damned sight sooner.
Food for thought, eh?
But better late than never, we suppose.
Read the rest of the BBC's relevant report right here.
Labels: Basra, British Army, Iraq war
posted by Richard at Tuesday, October 02, 2007
6 Comments:
Politics is politics and politicians are politicians, Richard.
But you're right to say what you say of course. No matter how much they (on the face of it) do for 'us' - their first and foremost concern is ALWAYS for themselves and their own interests.
People and country come after those things.
The Labour party has been polling like mad via many different sources all week. I think you're right... he's going to 'name the day' anytime now.
It's worth noting that Basra has become quieter in the absence of the "stabilizing" force of the British soldiers.
Oh, it's a comment by 'that' Gordo.
For a minute I thought it might be 'the' [good old] Gordo himself.
Anyway, Gordo, you're right about Basra.
It's a slam dunk that Brown will walk it at the next election, because nothing's changed since Blair's last win - opposition wise, that is. The fact is that there IS no opposition. The Cons and Lib Dems of today are a sick joke.
They couldn't come up with a genuine between them. Nor even a remotely feasible cabinet.
Oops! I meant to type "a genuine LEADER" of course.
Post a Comment
<< Home