British General: Our Presence ‘Instigated’ Violence In Iraq, 90% Reduction

thinkprogress.org — "The presence of British forces in downtown Basra, Iraq’s second-largest city, was the single largest instigator of violence," Maj. Gen. Graham Binns told reporters Thursday on a visit to Baghdad’s Green Zone. “We thought, ‘If 90 percent of the violence is directed at us, what would happen if we stepped back?,’” Binns said. Nov 16, 2007 View in Crawl 4