From Yahoo News/AP:LONDON (AFP) – The head of Britain's military has admitted his troops in Afghanistan were initially "smug" and "complacent," resting too much on the laurels of their record in Northern Ireland.
Air Chief Vice Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup told the Economist magazine that Britain had updated its counter-insurgency doctrine, but said the military had been "too slow" to change its ways.
In a podcast posted on the magazine's website, he also said there was "some capacity" to send more troops to Afghanistan but this would be "limited".
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My Comment: An admission that I never thought I would hear from the Vice Marshal.
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