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British army chief calls for more funds for Iraq, Afghanistan

Friday, 6 June 2008


LONDON, June 5 (AFP): The head of the British Army called for increased resources to be dedicated to the country's military to better support its commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, in an interview published Thursday.

Speaking to The Sun, General Sir Richard Dannatt, the chief of the general staff, said that given "the insecurity in the world Thursday, and what the armed forces are being asked to do in it, then a slightly increased share of the national wealth going to defence would be appropriate."