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HARDtalk: General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, 2006 - 2009

15/03/2010

General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, 2006 - 2009

BBC News Channel - HARDtalk, General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, 2006 - 2009

Stephen Sackur talks to General Sir Richard Dannatt.

Stephen Sackur talks to General Sir Richard Dannatt, retired head of the Army who's advising the Conservative party on defence.

From Iraq to Afghanistan the British government has deployed its armed forces in long running conflicts. Has it given them the resources to do the job right? General Sir Richard Dannatt was at the heart of that debate as the recently retired head of the Army. Now he is advising the Conservative party on defence. But does this raise concerns about the separation of the armed forces from the political fray? He talks to Stephen Sackur.

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