Blair and Brown betrayed our troops, says UK Ex-army chief

UKs former head of the Army General Sir Richard Dannatt has accused Labour leaders Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down UK troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gen Dannatt slammed Brown for inadequate funding and said Mr Blair lacked the moral courage to make his chancellor deliver money. Sir Richard made the claims in his book, Leading From the Front. Ex-Labour minister Ed Balls said the comments were highly charged and made by a man who had advised the Tories. Sir Richard sparked a row when he acted as a defence adviser to the Conservatives after stepping down from the armed forces. But last month the former Army chief revealed he had quit the role when David Cameron became prime minister. He has made a series of public criticisms of Labour's record on defence since standing down as Chief of the General Staff in 2009.