A good editorial yesterday from The Telegraph, headed, "Don't abandon Iraq", this blog could hardly disagree with the sentiment. However, what the leader doesn't do is then draw the obvious conclusions.
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Clearly we are running away because we have to – we do not have the equipment to defend ourselves, and we need the troops and what little kit there is to stave off defeat in Afghanistan.
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The point, of course, is that if British troops are to remain in Basra (and for the foreseeable future they must), they need much more equipment and much better protection.
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Indeed.
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