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英軍司令官は、米軍のファルージャ戦闘から逃げ腰で、スペイン軍の撤退の穴埋め、代行を拒否している。
イギリスの政界は大揺れ状況。
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米軍の作戦に吸い込まれるのは御免なのである。おい、憲法違反のままっ子の日本軍よ、最新の電網情報によると、英軍の指揮下に入っているらしいが、むしろ、幸いなのかもしれんぞよ。どちらにしても金魚の糞じゃがな。
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1205632,00.html
Army chiefs resist call for more Iraq troops
British commanders fear getting sucked into US operations as Falluja battle rages
Patrick Wintour and Richard Norton-Taylor
Thursday April 29, 2004
The Guardian
Senior military chiefs have strongly resisted proposals to send more British troops to Iraq or any extension of their area of command until clearer signals are given about their legal status after the June 30 handover of sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government.
Britain has been under pressure to increase its military presence in the wake of the pullout of previous coalition troops, especially the Spanish. But a government source said: "The senior British military are strongly opposed to taking over the Spanish areas of command or sending further troops."
He said the resistance was coming from the top of the military, conceding: "Many things have been discussed further down the chain of command, including an extra 2,000 troops."
The difficulty which British chiefs are keen to avoid was underlined last night when American troops were involved for the third night running in heavy fighting in Falluja, the Sunni town 40 miles from Baghdad which has been under siege since the beginning of the month.
Commanders on the ground insisted that their actions were "defensive" and had been provoked by attacks on US troops despite a ceasefire.
They were backed by President George Bush, who said commanders would do whatever was necessary to secure Falluja, a position backed by the prime minister, Tony Blair, in the Commons.
However, Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, deputy director of operations for the US military in Iraq, said they still hoped to negotiate a solution to the dispute.
The Ministry of Defence stressed yesterday it was still looking at a range of options and would never veto a British political request to send further troops.
But senior levels of the military are dubious that extra troops, rather than more sophisticated policing and a clearer political context, will provide the long-term solution.
Military chiefs have made it clear there are serious risks involved in sending more troops, not least in getting sucked into operations determined by heavy-handed American tactics.
Mr Blair, under pressure from opposition parties in the Commons, tried to sidestep the issue by saying there had been no formal request to increase the British troop presence in Iraq.
"At the present time, we believe we have sufficient troops," he told MPs.
His reticence is explained by the fact that the British military are holding back from further involvement until the political climate is clearer.
Commanders have made it plain that they would not want British forces under American command in Iraq if more troops were eventually sent.
They have also made no secret of their concern that British troops operating with the Americans elsewhere in Iraq could cause serious problems for troops in the British-controlled area centred on Basra in southern Iraq.
"If we do it we'll do it differently," said a senior defence official, referring to the possible deployment of British soldiers elsewhere in Iraq.
"We must be able to fight with the Americans. That does not mean we must fight as the Americans."
Backing the assault against insurgents in Falluja, Mr Bush told reporters in the Oval Office: "Our military commanders will take whatever action is necessary to secure Falluja on behalf of the Iraqi people."
In the Commons, Mr Blair infuriated sections of his own backbenchers by supporting the American approach, which has included heavy bombardments of sections of the town every night this week.
"It is perfectly right and proper that they take action against those insurgents," said the prime minister.
"If American soldiers are being fired on, American soldiers are going to have to fire back."
He added: "I deeply regret any civilian death in Falluja, but it's necessary that order is restored."
The UN special envoy to Iraq, Lakhdar Brahimi, has criticised the blunt tactics being employed, sentiments that were echoed by the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, yesterday amid fears that the search for a political consensus on a new UN resolution is being made more difficult.
"The more the occupation is seen as taking steps that harm the civilians and the population, the greater the ranks of the resistance grow," said Mr Annan.
"It is definitely time now for those who prefer restraint and dialogue to make their voices heard.
"It is a difficult situation. I am not pretending it is very easy to do it, but I think one has to be careful not to get it much worse."
He went on: "Violent military action by an occupying power against inhabitants of an occupied country will only make matters worse."
The US secretary of state, Colin Powell, has made it clear that the weakness of the Iraqi security and army means coalition troops will have to operate independently of the transitional government and the UN.
But in contrast to the British military's unwillingness to become further embroiled in Iraq, the US is scrambling to reinforce its troops, having lost more than 120 lives this month alone.
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