Fears 70,000 troops claim could be PM’s ‘dodgy dossier’ after MoD warning

Last Updated: December 5, 2015By

Senior Ministry of Defence figures have reportedly urged David Cameron to drop the claim there are 70,000 available troops on the ground in Syria.

Fears have arisen that it could become the Prime Minister’s “dodgy dossier” as he leads the country deeper into war with jihadist militants from Isis.

In his argument for strikes against the group in Syria, David Cameron claimed there were 70,000 moderate forces – mainly Free Syrian Army fighters – ready to take back ground in the war-torn country.

But MoD figures were apparently concerned the claim could be compared to Tony Blair’s assertion before the Iraq war that Saddam Hussein could launch weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes – which was later proved false.

Source: Fears 70,000 troops claim could be PM’s ‘dodgy dossier’ after MoD warning | PoliticsHome.com

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4 Comments

  1. NMac December 5, 2015 at 2:15 pm - Reply

    Lies, Lies and more Lies from Cameron. He would be better to stick to dead pigs. That’s about his sordid, grubby limit.

  2. roybeiley December 5, 2015 at 2:44 pm - Reply

    Bit late now innit?

  3. Joan Edington December 5, 2015 at 3:25 pm - Reply

    I don’t think it needed the MOD to tell any sane person that. Maybe a military voice will get the message home to some of those who were so willing to follow gung-ho Dave to war. Oh, sorry; leaders don’t actually go to war any more; they just send the minions.

  4. Dez December 5, 2015 at 8:35 pm - Reply

    Why let a lie stand in the way of a good selling story line. Some of these MOD experts need to be very careful , especially if challenging a blatant Government lie …..

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