hgc
3rd October 2007, 07:38 PM
A White House official, being interviewed by The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/03/nbrown603.xml), says...
"Operationally, British forces have performed poorly in Basra," said the official. "Maybe it's best that they leave. Now we will have a clear field in southern Iraq." Another White House official described Mr Brown as "challenging" and far less close to the US than Mr Blair.
Oh, and shame on The Telegraph for quoting an unnamed source putting out the official message in the first place. I guess they're no more interested in accountability in news reporting than are their American counterparts.
But there it is. Blair's body is still warm, and Bush is trashing British military performance just because Brown is taking his marbles and going home.
"Operationally, British forces have performed poorly in Basra," said the official. "Maybe it's best that they leave. Now we will have a clear field in southern Iraq." Another White House official described Mr Brown as "challenging" and far less close to the US than Mr Blair.
Oh, and shame on The Telegraph for quoting an unnamed source putting out the official message in the first place. I guess they're no more interested in accountability in news reporting than are their American counterparts.
But there it is. Blair's body is still warm, and Bush is trashing British military performance just because Brown is taking his marbles and going home.