Iraq: 63 % of the casualties were civilians

[gaelic cowboy]

and the failure of britain to exercise its position in the command authority.

we deploy 15% of the force to achieve second in command, and then fail to make good use of it*.


* most notably by having Clare Short declaring that her international aid department would have nothing to do with invading iraq.

The military position in Iraq was ruined way before any development aid was needed

BBC News: UK Basra base exit 'not a defeat'

The Yanks basically had to go in and clean up the mess UK left behind it.