Talk:Basra

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As of March 2003, Basra has been a battle site in the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a "coalition of the willing" led by the United States.

The above is incorrect. Or is at best a gross exaggeration. Only 4 of the "coalition of the willing" are part of the invading force. The remainder of the nearly four dozen "willing" nations merely provided support.

I think we should make a clear distinction between the coalition of the willing and the actually allied invaders. --Uncle Ed 23:58 Apr 2, 2003 (UTC)

An earlier version said by the U.S.A. and the U.K. but someone found that unacceptable. -- Infrogmation
If media reports are to be trusted (and I won't be the one to say they should be), it's pretty much exclusively UK forces laying seige to Basrah. DanKeshet 00:33 Apr 3, 2003 (UTC)
The whole province of Al Basrah is under UK command. It was originally taken by US forces but handed over as they pushed on towards Baghdad. PhilipPage 01:52, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
Actually the US troops engaged were under UK command and the city was captured by and large by UK forces. Roydosan 13:58, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] British forces

Can someone find a fair use or whatever copy of the original, uncensored version of the picture. This is widely available and is not leaked or illegal and there is no reason to censor the faces of the people involved... 60.234.141.76 09:38, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

There's a very good reason not to reveal the identity of any UK citizens involved in an incident which might attract prosecution within a Crown or military court. PhilipPage 01:52, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

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