Iraq Colonel Attacks Black Watch Switch; Collins Warns Deployment Is a Mission Too Far for Battalion
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A FORMER army commander yesterday condemned plans to send British troops to support US forces in Iraq, saying they were already overstretched.
Colonel Tim Collins, whose eve-of-battle address to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment during the Iraq war won worldwide acclaim, said the Black Watch should be back home training other units.See the full content of this document
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Iraq Colonel Attacks Black Watch Switch; Collins Warns Deployment Is a Mission Too Far for Battalion
Col Collins said the task for the Perth-based regiment was a mission too far and questioned whether they would be home by Christmas as promised by Tony Blair - a c...
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