Ex-SAS officer hits out at Iraq war 'sham'

"A former senior SAS officer has called for the immediate withdrawal of Australia's troops in Iraq.

"Peter Tinley was the lead tactical planner for Australia's special forces in 2002 ahead of the Iraq invasion.

"He went on to become the deputy commander for the joint special forces group in western Iraq.

"Mr Tinley has spoken out against the war, two years after retiring from the military.

"The 44-year-old says Australia's involvement in the war has been a strategic and moral blunder.

"'I think it's morally bankrupt to actually consider - when you look at the reasons for this conflict and the reasons this Government took us into that war - I think it's an absolute shame and it's a sham and this Government ought to own up to what it's done and make amends,' he said."
ABC News

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