UK ex-army chief criticises U.S. over Iraq

The head of the army during the Iraq invasion has launched a scathing attack on U.S. post-war policy, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday, underlining growing transatlantic strains over Iraq.

General Sir Mike Jackson, a now retired former chief of the general staff, said the approach taken by former U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was "intellectually bankrupt" and
described his comment that U.S. forces "don't do nation-building" as "nonsensical", the paper said.

Fresh UK attack on US Iraq policy

A second key British general has criticised US post-war policy in Iraq. Maj Gen Tim Cross, who was the most senior UK officer involved in post-war planning, told the Sunday Mirror US policy was "fatally flawed".

His comments came after Gen Sir Mike Jackson, head of the Army during the invasion, told the Daily Telegraph US policy was "intellectually bankrupt".

Pentagon 'three-day blitz' plan for Iran

The Pentagon has drawn up plans for massive airstrikes against 1,200 targets in Iran, designed to annihilate the Iranians’ military capability in three days, according to a national security expert.

Alexis Debat, director of terrorism and national security at the Nixon Center, said last
week that US military planners were not preparing for "pinprick strikes" against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

"They’re about taking out the entire Iranian military," he said.

from Citizens for Legitimate Government