British Army Almost 'Seized Up' During The Iraq War: UK Iraq War Inquiry

Photo: Evidence: Ex-army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt arrives at the Iraq Inquiry in London yesterday

Army 'Nearly Seized Up' Fighting On Two Fronts: Dannatt Tells Iraq Inquiry Forces Were Dangerously Overstretched -- The Daily Mail

* British Army 'had no desire to go to war in Iraq'
* 'Inadequate' helicopter fleet hampered operations
* Situation could have spiralled into a 'nightmare'
* British forces 'progressively out of balance'

The Army came close to 'seizing up' under the intense pressure of fighting wars simultaneously in Iraq and Afghanistan, a defence chief said yesterday.

Two former military leaders appeared at the Iraq Inquiry to lay bare a catalogue of failures which left troops overstretched and overburdened.

And the pair criticised the Labour government for poor political leadership and problems with vital equipment and training which jeopardised lives and damaged morale.

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