Jon Fraser speaks for us all .....

The Daily Telegraph invited comment at their Speakers Corner on the question did General Dickie Dannatt go too far ? ...

The majority response was support, with a lesser but smaller response from those who criticised the General for breaking the chain of command and speaking out of turn. There were a few, a very few who criticised the Military of which he is the head... the following is worth a wider audience.

"It’s no good being in Iraq for years and then claiming its not going to plan. I’m not a professional soldier and I haven’t been to Sandhurst but like many members of the public knew this conflict would end in civil war between the various factions. If Dannatt had any moral fibre and courage he would have resigned earlier and then made his thoughts known. This is just petulance. And to say we have a better chance in Afghanistan, which has always been wild and backward, as opposed to a rich secular state like Iraq shows a level of ignorance only matched by our politicians.
Posted by Jon Fraser on October 13, 2006 11:40 AM

It was always noticeable to me that when the illegal invasion took place, the Navy - Ark Royal were back in record time, closely followed by the Tornadoes. The PBI were simply stuck in the destert 13 Km outside Basra at the airport.

The British Bluntschli's voted with their feet.

For those interested in seeing the Videos of General Dannatt explaining himself to the various news organisitions they will find 13 Videos here.