From Times Online:
Troops operating in Iraq need a break and must not be transferred to Afghanistan when numbers in Basra are cut next year, the head of the Armed Forces said yesterday.
In a clear warning to the Government against calls for a surge in British troops in Afghanistan next year, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the Chief of the Defence Staff, said that personnel needed time to recover.
Read more ....
Troops operating in Iraq need a break and must not be transferred to Afghanistan when numbers in Basra are cut next year, the head of the Armed Forces said yesterday.
In a clear warning to the Government against calls for a surge in British troops in Afghanistan next year, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, the Chief of the Defence Staff, said that personnel needed time to recover.
Read more ....