Sleyum
29-03-03, 02:17 PM
To me it looks things aren't going as planned by these Evils forces
now they are looking for sweaty excuses
WE WILL CUT FORCE Mar 29 2003
By Paul Gilfeather
THE number of troops in the Gulf could be dramatically reduced if war drags on, Britain's leading soldier warned yesterday.
General Sir Mike Jackson said: "This amount of commitment is not sustainable over a long period of time." He even suggested the fire dispute could hamper Britain's commitment in the Gulf.
With 19,000 troops on standby in case of a strike, he said: "It's not affecting the war right now but I would urge those concerned to bring this dispute to an end."
A Whitehall source said last night: "Because of the pressures on troops all over the world we will have to consider our commitment in the Gulf carefully in the coming weeks.
WARNING: General Sir Michael Jackson
"If this is dragging on in six months I expect forces to be cut from 45,000 to 5,000." As the US committed 100,000 more troops to war, Gen Jackson hinted thousands of soldiers could be sent to replace exhausted troops.
At a Ministry of Defence briefing, he said: "Armies cannot move forever without stopping to regroup.
"It is inevitable that there is a demand for rapid results but war is a dynamic business. It is not a fixed plan. It will take as long as it takes to achieve the objectives."
He refused to comment when questioned on the use by coalition jets of cluster bombs as aid agencies call for them to be outlawed.
now they are looking for sweaty excuses
WE WILL CUT FORCE Mar 29 2003
By Paul Gilfeather
THE number of troops in the Gulf could be dramatically reduced if war drags on, Britain's leading soldier warned yesterday.
General Sir Mike Jackson said: "This amount of commitment is not sustainable over a long period of time." He even suggested the fire dispute could hamper Britain's commitment in the Gulf.
With 19,000 troops on standby in case of a strike, he said: "It's not affecting the war right now but I would urge those concerned to bring this dispute to an end."
A Whitehall source said last night: "Because of the pressures on troops all over the world we will have to consider our commitment in the Gulf carefully in the coming weeks.
WARNING: General Sir Michael Jackson
"If this is dragging on in six months I expect forces to be cut from 45,000 to 5,000." As the US committed 100,000 more troops to war, Gen Jackson hinted thousands of soldiers could be sent to replace exhausted troops.
At a Ministry of Defence briefing, he said: "Armies cannot move forever without stopping to regroup.
"It is inevitable that there is a demand for rapid results but war is a dynamic business. It is not a fixed plan. It will take as long as it takes to achieve the objectives."
He refused to comment when questioned on the use by coalition jets of cluster bombs as aid agencies call for them to be outlawed.