Sunday Times and Telegraph ran very good articles on the whole affair. The problem here is one US reservist who had his ego bashed by Col Collins who was absolutely right and within his rights to do so. The giving of sweets to children was encouraging them to miss school, beg from soldiers and put themselves in a dangerous position chasing vehicles for sweets. It would have been only a matter of time before a child would have been hit by a car.
Col Collins was directly responsible for ensuring the village of Ar Rumayla (poor spelling I know) became a shining example of how good life could be for the people of Iraq under the Coalition before the Americans had even taken Baghdad.
I hope the result of the enquiry will be to exonerate the Col and show this snivelling Major for the weasel he is. The British military should not be deprived of an inspirational leader.
Rant over.
GB2