Gen Sir Mike Jackson attacks US over Iraq

General Sir Mike Jackson, the head of the British Army during the invasion of Iraq, has launched a scathing attack on the United States for the way it handled the post-war administration of the country.

The former chief of the general staff said the approach taken by Donald Rumsfeld, the then US defence secretary, was "intellectually bankrupt", describing his claim that US forces "don't do nation-building" as "nonsensical". Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Sep 2, 2007 - 9:46 AM PDT
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