Who do you believe: Brown or Dannatt?

Whenthe recently retired Army chief says that requests for 2,000 additional troops for Afghanistan were turned down by the Prime Minister and a Downing Street spokes person says: “Any suggestion that the prime m

inister has been unwilling to deploy more troops or provide the necessary resources is simply wrong,” who do you believe?

It is true that there are now more British troops in Afghanistan than were there in 2007, but this is because of a commitment to boost the numbers to cover the election but for a short period only.Those extra troops were specifically earmarked for a role and yet are now staying in theatre.

Dannatt was a thorn in the PM’s side whilst serving, speaking his mind about morale, equipment, funding and support. He should have been promoted to Chief of Defence Staff in my opinion, but was too challenging for this pusillanimous Prime Minister.

Just like The Sun: I know who I believe in this argument.