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October 20, 2004
Black Watch to Iskandariya?
The request for British troop support in the Sunni triangle two weeks before the American election has to be political.
Blair and Hoon probably think they can once again disregard with impunity demoralized Labour back benchers, ambivalent Tories and impeachment-shy Liberal Democrats - but why is it so important for them to move 600 troops north and out of their normal theatre of operations now? Just to spite Kerry and make the war look more of team effort?
Maybe Bush is hoping for some good news out of Iraq just before November 2? Perhaps the capture of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi? That might explain the activity around Fallujah. Could the Black Watch be part of this scenario in some obscure way? Maybe to free up American troops for a special pre-November 2 push?
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3757910.stm
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3755358.stm
thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1213332004
thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1213002004
www.snp.org/index_hires.php?pageName=news/newsdetail.php?newsID=2526
Posted by Simon Holledge at October 20, 2004 12:51 AM
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