U.S. envoy says caught off guard by Basra battle
(Reuters)
Source: Yahoo News Published April 3, 2008 @ 8:15am PDT
Reuters - The U.S. ambassador to Baghdad said on
Thursday he was caught off guard when a big battle broke out
between Iraqi forces and militias in Basra last week, saying
U.S. troops were only able to give support after fighting
began. [full article]
