I'm sure the Flt Lt in question is kicking herself about several quotes, some of which have doubtless been taken out of context. I've never met her, but I can sympathise with her views about being in Basra and being shelled; a thoroughly unpleasant experience. Instead of slinging recriminations around, though, perhaps we should just learn the lesson that even though the press might offer to glamourise your account of things, they rarely do the whole team justice in the process. A dissapointing read, I'm afraid.