The Times – US commander to meet Gordon Brown as pullout from Basra frays ties

President Bush’s top commander in Iraq will meet Gordon Brown next week to halt growing transatlantic tensions over the British troop withdrawal from Basra.

This is getting out of hand.

General David Petraeus will travel to Britain and, in a coordinated effort with 10 Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence, dismiss any suggestion of growing acrimony between Washington and London.

The general arrives in London after several Republican and Democrat senators accused Britain this week of abandoning southern Iraq to Shia death squads.

Been to the House. Been to the Senate. Off to save the coalition. Anything else we can pile on this man?

Date: Sep 12th, 2007 · Comments RSS · Tags: War and Peace