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Title: ‘Unreliable’ British officers left out of US meetings on Syria
Source: Telegraph
URL Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor ... t-of-US-meetings-on-Syria.html
Published: Sep 2, 2013
Author: Hayley Dixon
Post Date: 2013-09-02 21:46:48 by Hondo68
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British military chiefs are being ejected from US meetings about Syria as they are seen as “unreliable” following David Cameron’s refusal to join military action.

The move comes after David Cameron's Commons defeat last Thursday Photo: EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

Military sources have claimed that the role of senior British officers at the US Central Command in Tampa, Florida, has been downgraded because their American counterparts believe that they cannot be trusted with high-level intelligence about a conflict with which they are not involved.

Roughly 30 British personnel have been working alongside the Americans and French and have been involved war planning for a number of weeks, including fine-tuning a list of targets and orchestrating military assets.

But after Mr Cameron ruled out an attack following a Commons defeat on Syrian action last Thursday the officers have been told that they can no longer participate in classified plans, the Times reported.

No British officers are now engaged in military planning and none will be involved in the execution of the operation, a British defence official confirmed.

This is because Britain is now “non-reliable as far as this operation is concerned”, one former officer claimed.

The news will be a blow to the pride of the Armed Forces, whose role alongside American troops has been usurped by the French, who John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, praised as America’s “oldest ally” last week.

Colonel Bob Stewart, a Tory MP and former UN commander in Bosnia, said that the news was a blow as we “gain so much from our relationship with the US”.

Others have noted that this is the first direct consequence of Mr Cameron’s Commons defeat last week.

Kevan Jones, the Shadow Armed Forces minister, described the news as the “first practical example of the strain which Cameron’s mishandling of the Syrian policy" is having on what has for years been known as the "special relationship". He added that the news will be "very uncomfortable for many in the senior military.”

A YouGov poll for the Times has found that half of voters would approve of a second Commons debate on Syria if the UN confirms that chemical weapons were used by the Assad regime against his own people.

The 30 officers will continue to be “embedded” at the US Tampa military headquarters, officials have confirmed, but they will now work on other areas of planning.

Central Command, headed by General Lloyd Austin, who was commander of US forces in Iraq until the end of 2011, has security responsibilities related to 16 countries, including Afghanistan and Iran.

Pentagon sources have played down the snub, claiming that it would be “normal” for any country which is no longer involved in an operation to stop being included in the planning process.

“I wouldn’t read much into this,” a senior source said.

The former officer, who has served alongside US forces, said that the exclusion of British officers was to be expected as it will be feared British officers could speak to their chain or command, who could in speak to politicians, about the information discussed.

“For all the Americans know, it is going to become a leak. We have become non-reliable allies in terms of this operation,” he said,


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#1. To: hondo68 (#0) (Edited)

A lot to do about nothing.

This is either just a case of sensationalism to sell advertizing and papers,or a case of ignorance.

The truth is that the military operates on a "need to know" basis when it comes to classified things. ONLY the people directly involved in mission planning get to sit in on or read the mission briefings,regardless of who they are or what rank they hold.

This was just a case of the normal application of standard security procedures. It wasn't a slap to the face of anybody and the British military know this.

The whole "unreliable" thing is pure horseshit.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2013-09-02   22:15:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: sneakypete, *Neo-Lib Chickenhawk Wars* (#1)

IMO, it's British war-monger propaganda, pushing for another vote in parliament to attack Syria.


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Hondo68  posted on  2013-09-02   22:39:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: hondo68 (#2)

IMO, it's British war-monger propaganda, pushing for another vote in parliament to attack Syria.

Pissing them off by calling them unreliable is no way to go about that.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2013-09-02   23:46:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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