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Father of soldier killed in Iraq says: 'I could strangle Tony Blair' |
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Written by Matthew Hickley, Daily Mail
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Wednesday, 09 May 2007 |
"When Kevin was over for the funeral he said morale among our soldiers was very low. Many of them didn't know why they were there, and Kevin was worried. Some of the lads were just too inexperienced for the job."
Mark Thompson, father of latest soldier to die in Iraq  The latest British soldier to be killed in Iraq died in a ‘ pointless war’ for which Tony Blair must answer, his grief-stricken father said last night.
He was flown back to Britain for treatment but died on Sunday morning with his family at his bedside. His death brought the number of British fatalities in Iraq to 148. Last night his father Mark said that the situation in Iraq had become a "pointless war", adding: "I could strangle Tony Blair. So many young men have died fighting in Iraq when they shouldn't be there in the first place." Read more...
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