My word hangershuffel. What is it about British military aviation that you hate so much? For the record the Tornados would have been in Iraq when you were there. When an IDF attack goes in the ASOC/CAOC decide what assets to send, based upon who is available and who can be spared. Sometimes its a US asset, other times it would be British.
And just out of interest what FAA aircraft where you expecting to turn up to Basra? The FAA Harriers based in .....Kandahar
