‘It left a really really bitter taste in your mouth…It wasn’t what we thought.’ This sombre caller tells mrjamesob she left the Air Force when she realised her presence in Iraq was benefitting the oil industry.
Detailing her experience in the air force in Iraq, this caller tells James a “bitter taste” was left in her mouth when she discovered the UK government “were signing oil contracts” with the country.
Remaining optimistic when first deployed the caller told James: “You went out initially with this feeling of we are gonna go, we are saving these people very much the world war two thing, where the heroes are going to do the right thing and gradually as you progressed through your tour we kind of realised that this actually wasn't being done for the right reasons.
The US invaded Iraq as part of its “war on terror” after the Al Qaeda attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, supported the American assault, launching the country into conflict on 20 March 2003.During her tour, the caller detailed how she “gradually realised” the government had alternative intentions behind the war, noting it “wasn’t being done for the right reasons”.
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