"not a shot was to be fired in anger" ( remember Dr John Reid - Defence Minister - that's what he said !)
Actually, just to get the facts right here, there is no public record of John Reid saying as defence secretary that
"not a shot was to be fired in anger".
What Reid actually said - as he described in parliament - was that troops were there to help the Afghan reconstruction effort, and
"would be perfectly happy" to leave without firing a shot.
But regardless of this nuance, this is the kind of phrase that seems bound to come back to haunt the government.
So please, just like you complain when the newspapers or TV News get the facts wrong, check.