General Sir Richard Dannatt Address - Press Coverage

02 August 2009 - - Sunday Times - Britain to send 2,000 extra troops to help train Afghans Last week Dannatt, in his final speech in the job, told the International Institute for Strategic Studies that “success in Afghanistan is not discretionary and we must do whatever is necessary to succeed. If this means an uplift in Afghanspecific capabilities, so be it”.
31 Jul 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - General Dannatt is right – Justice for wounded: we failed Armed Forces, Defence Secretary Bob His comments came as Gen Sir Richard Dannatt, the retiring Army chief, gave warning that the defence budget was “under huge pressure”. In his last speech as Chief of the General Staff, Sir Richard accused ministers of short-term thinking on defence.
31 Jul 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - General Dannatt is right – Britain is at war There is much to commend in General Sir Richard Dannatt’s address on Thursday to The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), his last speech before stepping down as Chief of the General Staff of the British Army. General Dannatt, who has been an outspoken critic of defence cuts and the Labour government’s chronic underfunding of overseas military operations, delivered one of the most important speeches on British strategic thinking in the post 9/11 era.
31 Jul 2009 - - Times - Britain needs 'war-like footing' to win, says general We should be under no illusion, we are at war and if we want to succeed, which we must, we must get on to a war-like footing," General Sir Richard Dannatt, the Chief of the General Staff, said. "Not everyone in our nation realises that." Making his last public speech before he retires next month, General Dannatt said: "If that means an uplift of significant capabilities for Afghanistan, then so be it."
31 Jul 2009 - - Guardian - Ministers must assume war footing to defeat Taliban - army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt, chief of the general staff, called yesterday for the government to be put on a "war-like footing" over Afghanistan. Success in the battle against the Taliban was "not discretionary", he said.
31 Jul 2009 - - Times - Ainsworth: we failed troops in Afghanistan and Iraq The general, who has fought the Government for more resources in Afghanistan, pressed his case for the campaign to be adequately funded. Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, he said: “Success in Afghanistan is not discretionary. It will top the agenda for the future and we must do whatever we must do to succeed.

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