War on Terror
Jun 24 2009, Steven

Britain allowed southern Iraq to deteriorate after the 2003 invasion because it switched attention to the conflict in Afghanistan, the head of the army said today.

General Sir Richard Dannatt, chief of the general staff, said the failure of coalition..

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