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    Alexander - what you say is unjust and unfair on our allies.

    She was held in an American area of operations and the Seals are very good and capable troops. It is not a slur on the SAS that they were not called in. In fact the SAS reputation, as I have said, is second to none among our allies.

    If the trooper who threw the grenade held back that information until later then an execution by her captors was the logical explanation. In the 'fog of war' things happen, it has always been the case, operations go wrong almost as soon as they start. One famous and successful general said that every battle plan is redundant as soon as the first shot is fired. Yes the operation was a failure as the objective was to rescue the lady. That is no reason not to try in the first place.

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