05-02-2011, 12:09 PM
David Guyatt Wrote:I'm not so sure Pete. Read what Lord Boyce, Chief of the Defence Staff said to Chilcott (see the Chilcott thread):
Quote:Boyce says that he does not think the Americans would have been able to invade on 19 March 2003 without the British.
It could've just been the moral and political support, but this seems to be saying that there was a need for British military involvement to meet this specific date.
You supplied 46,000 to our 200,000. Not insignificant, but I still think more political cover than military......well, anyhow, we didn't need you for Granada!!! We're tough stuff!
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