I fail to see the scandal.
Iraq is supposed to be a quite sovereign nation, what's wrong not to execute any military operations on its soil if its defense secretary doesn't agree?
I mean - if THAT kept the British out of Basra, then it's the Iraqi cabinet's (SecDef) fault.
If in turn the Iraqi government equaled the enemy - what would be the point of clearing Basra instead of simply leaving?
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