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Posted on Apr 30, 2009
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British troops conduct a training patrol with Iraqi security police in Basra.

Six years after the disastrous invasion of Iraq, Britain’s armed forces have formally ended their combat mission in the war-torn country. Believing that their role is finished, U.K.  government officials handed over control of their base to the U.S.—not Iraqi—military.

The Guardian:

Six years after the invasion of Iraq, British troops yesterday formally ended their combat mission, the UK’s most controversial military operation since the Suez crisis more than 50 years ago, when they handed over their airport base to a US brigade.

“The role of British ground forces is finished,” a defence official said, having completed their mission of mentoring and training two Iraqi army divisions. Yesterday’s ceremonies were in many ways symbolic. British forces had been winding down their presence in Basra for many weeks and had already handed over responsibility for Basra’s security to the Iraqis at the start of the year.

It was significant that UK forces handed over their base not to the Iraqis but the Americans. US forces will remain in Basra protecting the important supply route from Kuwait, and helping the Iraqi army and police force.

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By youraveragejoe, May 3 at 8:05 pm #

“the disastrous invasion of Iraq”

Right, ask most Iraqis.

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By cyrena, May 2 at 4:02 am #

How is it that the Brits can hand over another country to the US or anybody else. (I know, rhetorical question).
•  “It was significant that UK forces handed over their base not to the Iraqis but the Americans. US forces will remain in Basra protecting the important supply route from Kuwait, and helping the Iraqi army and police force.”

Is it the supply route or the oil pipelines?

Still, I see Cheney’s hand in this, and the continuing after-effect of Tony Blair…a prearranged agreement, even after they managed to get their people in there to steal Iraq’s oil. He (Cheney) wants to make sure nothing goes wrong with the part he’s already set up to take, for Halliburton or whomever else he’s in cahoots with.

•  “Gordon Brown and Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq’s prime minister, marked the end of military operations by signing an agreement on economic and technical co-operation. Brown said after talks at No 10 that Britain wanted to get involved in protecting oil supplies from Iraq, which produces nearly 2m barrels of oil a day.”

See what I mean? It’s about the same thing it’s always been about…IRAQ’S OIL.

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