UK blunder

LONDON - Britain has not brought security to Iraq, a parliamentary committee said yesterday.

LONDON - Britain has not brought security to Iraq, a parliamentary committee said yesterday.

The House of Commons' defence committee is concerned about continuing violence across Iraq.

It said: "The initial goal of UK forces in south-eastern Iraq was to establish security for the development of representative political institutions and for economic reconstruction. This goal remains unfulfilled." - Sapa-AFP

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