David Lambeth
September 5, 2008
1:23pm
British Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Prentice commented on the role of the British in Iraq and how it has changed with time. With the withdrawal of British troops the question is left whether or not they accomplished their mission with fighting still occurring. Going on his third year in Iraq, Prentice has several more years of experience in several other countries. He hopes that Iraq will become an independent nation and that its ties with other countries will become more standard and Iraq will be seen as the present and future and less of the past. The government is growing with positivity for Iraq’s citizens. Even though there has been a change in office in Brittan of Prime Ministers, the goal is still support for Iraq as a developing nation. Prentice feels that those first opposed to going to war in Iraq will see what success has come from it and it will be looked at more optimistically in the future. The disturbance in Basra brings confusion to some. Some wonder why Brittan could not assist Iraq in the uprising. This is a sign of the strengthening Iraqi armed forces. The next steps will be for more elections to be held and the Iraqi government to grow. Prentice also stated that the presence of British troops in Iraq are by Iraq’s request and do not correlate with the Iraqi-US security agreement.
My personal opinion of this is way to go Brittan. I like how they are able to take a step back and really let the world see how much Iraq has grown as a nation. I also think that the presence of their troops by request is a less forceful approach to helping Iraq grow as a nation. I think that there is more to come in the development of Iraq and it is going strong with a healthy pace.
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