UK troops to stay in Iraq 'to protect investment'

[ECH1969]

A force of around 4,000 British troops will stay behind in Iraq for an indefinite period, even after all provinces controlled by the UK are handed over to the Baghdad government in nine months' time, senior defence sources said yesterday.

The soldiers will be positioned at a base in Basra ready to act to "protect the investment" made by US and British forces in the country, it was disclosed.

A senior British commander said that it was "feasible" that the last British controlled region could be handed over to the Iraqi authorities by the middle of next year.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=703601

[MadMaddie]

1. Oh...to protect an investment but not the Iraqi people

this only enforces the beliefs by the Iraqi people that America and Britain never cared about the people....and in turn this will create more insurgents....

[cliss]

2. Exactly.

Well, they're getting closer to telling the truth, aren't they? Like the O-I-L Ministry....

Black Gold

Cheney's Treasure Map that he keeps under his pillow at night....

Light, Sweet Crude

Hydrocarbons
Petroleum
Northern Iraq, which has an unbelievable supply of oil, right at the surface.
the world's #2 supply of Light, Sweet Crude..

[LynnTheDem]

3. Oh LOOK!!!

The TRUTH came out!

'to protect investment' FUCK what the IRAQIS want. Of course. Again.

And to think some dickhead "Americans" still wonder why we're so hated...

[opihimoimoi]

4. Didn't they just abandon a base which got looted 4 nano seconds after they

left??

[0007]

5. We've gotta protect our OIL from those greedy Iraqis

and sniveling money lords in the Middle East that believe it is their OIL. After all we do live in a Democracy....under God...don't we?