Funmurphys: the Blog

Basra Uprising

It appears that Iraqi troops in Basra are fighting with civilians in the town. The British have already used their artillery to take out Iraqi mortars used against civilians, and are talking about heading into the city to help. Good I say, and the sooner the better. I understand they don't want to rush pell mell into the city, but want to take the time needed to gather intellegence and plan the mission. In 1991 we stood by when this happened; we shouldn't make that same mistake again.