-- The last of Britain’s combat troops finished military operations in Iraq today, ending a six-year deployment at their base near Basra in the south of the country. troops at their home base....... About 400 British personnel will stay on after today, mainly to help train the Iraqi navy.
not without cost:
The war cost 179 British lives.
...The war and occupation of Iraq had cost the U.K. 6.5 billion pounds ($10.3 billion) as of March 2008, according to the Ministry of Defense.
And what about the good ole US of A? The Army Chief of Staff may have shot his mouth off....see below....