Iraq war 'recruiting extremists'
BBC
The Iraq war has acted as a "recruiting sergeant" for extremists, a research paper prepared for the Ministry of Defence's Defence Academy says.
The paper on Pakistan admitted serious failings in the war on terror, the BBC's Newsnight programme has learned.
It blamed Pakistan's ISI intelligence service for indirectly supporting terrorism and extremism.
The MoD said the academic research notes did not represent the views of the department or the government.
'Disillusioned youth'
The paper said: "The war in Iraq...has acted as a recruiting sergeant for extremists across the Muslim world.
"Iraq has served to radicalise an already disillusioned youth and al-Qaeda has given them the will, intent, purpose and ideology to act."
On Afghanistan, the paper said the UK went in "with its eyes closed".
The report also reveals that a secret deal to extricate UK troops from Iraq so they could focus on Afghanistan failed when British military leaders were over-ruled.
It blames the ISI for "indirectly supporting terrorism and extremism, whether in London on 7/7 or in Afghanistan or Iraq".
The paper also accuses the Pakistan Army of indirectly supporting the Taleban by backing Pakistan's religious parties.
(There is more, here.)
The Iraq war has acted as a "recruiting sergeant" for extremists, a research paper prepared for the Ministry of Defence's Defence Academy says.
The paper on Pakistan admitted serious failings in the war on terror, the BBC's Newsnight programme has learned.
It blamed Pakistan's ISI intelligence service for indirectly supporting terrorism and extremism.
The MoD said the academic research notes did not represent the views of the department or the government.
'Disillusioned youth'
The paper said: "The war in Iraq...has acted as a recruiting sergeant for extremists across the Muslim world.
"Iraq has served to radicalise an already disillusioned youth and al-Qaeda has given them the will, intent, purpose and ideology to act."
On Afghanistan, the paper said the UK went in "with its eyes closed".
The report also reveals that a secret deal to extricate UK troops from Iraq so they could focus on Afghanistan failed when British military leaders were over-ruled.
It blames the ISI for "indirectly supporting terrorism and extremism, whether in London on 7/7 or in Afghanistan or Iraq".
The paper also accuses the Pakistan Army of indirectly supporting the Taleban by backing Pakistan's religious parties.
(There is more, here.)
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