British troops 'in Iraq for ten years' Key points• Brigadier Carter warns UK soldiers could be in Iraq for decade
• Brigadier admits local forces too weak to maintain security after hand-over
• British soldiers under attack from militia in Al Amarah, north of Basra
• Tony Blair admits coalition (sic, occupation) underestimated security difficulties post-Saddam
• Spanish prime minister, José Zapatero, orders Spanish troops out of Iraq
Key quote "We are in cloud-cuckooland if we think we are going to create overnight a police force that is accountable to the population. Certainly for a number of years to come, western forces are going to have to be there to support the police force" - Brigadier Nick Carter, Commander of British forces in Basra
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-Lori