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To: Cogito who wrote (56313)3/26/2008 7:45:04 PM
From: Dale Baker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 543623
 
I think the Brits also understood they were far too few and too lightly armed to take on the task of taming Basra without getting very bloodied, so they pulled back and wished the local security forces well in their new responsibilities.

A pragmatic reorganization of British troops, you might call it. Then they got the hell out of Dodge like we should.