Britain's army chief, who set off a political storm by calling for troops to be withdrawn from Iraq "soon," said Friday he meant a phased withdrawal over two or three years, and denied that he was attacking government policy.Any student of history knows what happens if a military man attempts to make policy, rather than just execute it.
For those less erudite, here's a clue... Douglas MacArthur.
UPDATE: A twofer - Wrong theatre of war & out of context
Gen. Dannatt said his interview with the Daily Mail was mainly about Afghanistan.
“It was certainly not my intention in a very general background interview ... to have this hoo-ha which people have thoroughly enjoyed overnight and tried to suggest that there is a chasm between myself as head of the army and the prime minister,” Gen. Dannatt said.
The newspaper declined to release a full text of the interview.
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