Iraq

how very interesting that Gen. Sir Mike Jackson has decided to come out in respect of the treatment of our soldiers, sailors and airmen. It is just such a pity that he waited until such time as he has retired and started to receive his pension before saying anything on this subject.I ask your readers to refer back to the Points of View Echo October 30, 'Anyone care how many are killed' which was a letter from yours truly. Now Gen. Jackson has now said that 'it would be morally wrong to pull out' Daily Telegraph December 7 p.4 and I disagree most strongly with his comments. What is the point of any more deaths on either side. We are occupying a foreign country and for every one of our soldiers killed by 'the enemy' we are killing hundreds of theirs, including women and children. For those we are not killing then we have armed and trained the various militia to do the dirty work.Jackson should hold his head in shame for what he, as the senior army commander, has allowed to happen under his watch, mistreatment of prisoners, war crimes and worst of all forcing decent soldiers to refuse to serve in Iraq because they signed to defend Queen and Country and not the abjectly failed American foreign policy.Where was the exit strategy when the illegal war was planned, where is it now because this surely cannot be allowed to continue. Blair must go now so that a peace can be negotiated before there are any more grieving mothers and loved ones.