Friday 21 September 2007

UK Army chief wants respect for troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan

General Richard Dannatt said on Friday the conflicts Iraq and Afghanistan were winnable and the troops fighting there deserved more respect. Describing the war in Iraq as "clearly unpopular" at home, and the conflict in Afghanistan as misunderstood, he lamented the fact the British public showed far less for their armed forces than Americans do.

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