THE head of the British Army during the invasion of Iraq has labelled post-war US policy "intellectually bankrupt".
The former chief of the general staff, General Sir Mike Jackson, criticised the then US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, describing his claim that US forces "don't do nation-building" as "nonsensical".
His comments, ahead of his autobiography, will be seen as adding to perceived tensions between Britain and the US over Iraq.
Jackson lays the blame for what many see as the post-war failure in the country firmly at the door of Rumsfeld, saying he was "one of the most responsible for the current situation in Iraq".
The former chief of the general staff, General Sir Mike Jackson, criticised the then US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, describing his claim that US forces "don't do nation-building" as "nonsensical".
His comments, ahead of his autobiography, will be seen as adding to perceived tensions between Britain and the US over Iraq.
Jackson lays the blame for what many see as the post-war failure in the country firmly at the door of Rumsfeld, saying he was "one of the most responsible for the current situation in Iraq".
Jackson is not the first senior British military figure to criticise events in Iraq. In October 2006, army commander General Sir Richard Dannatt said the presence of British troops in Iraq was aggravating the security situation on the ground and they should be withdrawn soon.
2 comments:
१. पर्दापछाडि बसेर तुलनात्मक रूपले भलाद्मी र उदार मानिने राजा वीरेन्द्रको वंशविनाश गर्ने षड्यन्त्रको तानाबाना बुनेको कसले हो ?
२. राष्ट्रियकरण गरिनुपर्ने राजा वीरेन्द्रको परिवारका सदस्यको नाममा रहेको खर्बौ रुपियांको सम्पत्ति आफै हड्पेको कसले हो ? त्यो सम्पत्तिको एकिन हिसाब कति हो
very thoughtful article.
thank you karki sir
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