Michael Fallon,visiting US for first time since UK voted to join the bombing of militants in Syria, ruled out ground troops but critiqued Iraqi army’s progressBritain’s defence secretary has expressed frustration at the “agonisingly tedious” progress of the war against Islamic State and declined to offer a timetable for its defeat.
Michael Fallon, and visiting Washington for the first time since the UK parliament voted to join the US bombing Isis in Syria,ruled out the use of western ground troops, but said Iraq has not moved as quickly as hoped. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com