Iraq - Exit UK, Tail Between Legs

...the chaos and death that followed, the political recriminations that continue to this day, and the poisonous effect it all had on international relations, seems to have ensured that the government would rather not dwell on the official end to this most controversial of military campaigns.The withdrawal was announced today by the secretary of state for defence, Dr Liam Fox, in a written statement to the House of Commons published just after noon, just as Prime Minister's Question Time was under way.The title of the statement - one of 10 published today - was 'End of UK-Iraq Bilateral Agreement', which is true enough, but disguises the real significance.David Cameron didn't think to mention the withdrawal during the weekly bait between him and Ed Miliband at Prime Minister's Question Time.

The UK troops who were stationed in Basra spent their last year banged up in the airport bribing the militias not to attack them. I wonder if anyone will mention that in the House of Commons.