04 December 2005

Bush adopts British colonial model for Iraq

By Alec Russell in Washington
(Filed: 03/12/2005)

The success of British colonial forces against the Malay rebellion in the 1950s is being commended in the United States as a template for victory in Iraq.

Col Andrew Krepinevich, a Vietnam veteran, has been touring congressional offices, the Pentagon and newspapers since autumn espousing an "oil spot strategy".

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