Ghost of a flea

As we enter the year when the last British troops leave Iraq, further evidence is emerging of just what an abject failure Britain’s military intervention in Iraq has been. Despite the bravery of many individual soldiers, the only real success of the Government has been the extent to which it has managed to hide from view how, thanks to its catastrophic misjudgements, this has been the one of the most humiliating chapters in the history of the British Army.

I have nothing but the highest respect for our troops. But i would add to this article by recalling the seizure of our rubber boat by the Iranians. Surely that signalled the end of United kingdom as a world power for all to see.