British Generals Blast 'Cowboy' US Troops

How pathetic is this. Now we are fighting with our friends. I guess things have changed between us and Britain since Bush's lap dog is no longer around. At this rate we won't have any friends left:

Tension between British and American commanders in southern Afghanistan erupted into the open today as a senior UK military officer said he had asked the US to withdraw its special forces from a volatile area that was crucial in the battle against the Taliban.

British and Nato defence officials have consistently expressed concern about US tactics, notably air strikes, which kill civilians, sabotaging the battle for "hearts and minds" and infuriating Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president.

It is a sign of desperation to become increasingly dependent on air strikes to defeat the enemy. With increased air strikes comes greater numbers of civilian casualties. You cannot defeat the Taliban/al Qaeda if the people turn against you:

British and Nato defence officials have consistently expressed concern about US tactics, notably air strikes, which kill civilians, sabotaging the battle for "hearts and minds" and infuriating Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president.

Des Browne, the defence secretary, recently raised the issue with Robert Gates, his US counterpart, and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Nato's secretary general, admitted last month that an increasing number of civilian casualties was undermining support for alliance troops.

How ironic that the term Cowboy is used to describe our troops since that was a term initially used to describe Bush during his first term.