http://blog.nickbourne.org.uk/2006/11/01/iraq/ Leader of the Conservatives in the Welsh Assembly Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:56:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://blog.nickbourne.org.uk/2006/11/01/iraq/#comment-13 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:59:29 +0000 http://blog.nickbourne.org.uk/2006/11/01/iraq/#comment-13 Bearing in mind that the Head of the Army, General Dannatt has not resigned and would appear to have the full support of his men, I think you are quite right to take the view that the Army would not object to an enquiry at all. Our soldiers will remain professional to the core. They probably take General Dannatt's comments slightly more seriously than any subsequent view from Margaret Beckett. They know the writing is on the wall but they will still do their job - their courage has never been in question. What they do need is for the political establishment to do their job and provide them with a considered exit strategy. I believe this enquiry would have been a step in the right direction. Bearing in mind that the Head of the Army, General Dannatt has not resigned and would appear to have the full support of his men, I think you are quite right to take the view that the Army would not object to an enquiry at all. Our soldiers will remain professional to the core. They probably take General Dannatt’s comments slightly more seriously than any subsequent view from Margaret Beckett. They know the writing is on the wall but they will still do their job - their courage has never been in question. What they do need is for the political establishment to do their job and provide them with a considered exit strategy. I believe this enquiry would have been a step in the right direction.

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