Anti-Surge
By The British Army? Not so much on the surging. According to Reuters, Britain will withdraw 2700 of its 7200 strong contingent by May 31. British forces are concentrated in southern Iraq, but in principle could be used anywhere, especially in the context of a major reshuffling of American and Iraqi forces. Also, if the United States is serious about ratcheting up tension with Iran (and we just busted into an Iranian consulate in Irbil), then the areas of British control are likely to see considerable unrest. I’m reminded of a scene from Go:
Simon: Marcus, lend me some money.
Marcus: Man, where’s your money?
Simon: I lost it.
Marcus: We’ve been here five minutes.
Simon: Yeah, I know, but I was playing this game at a $100 dollar table, and I didn’t understand it; now I do. I’ve figured out how to beat it!
Marcus: Alright. Give me your wallet.
Cross-posted at TAPPED.