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Former chief of the defence staff General Lord Richards

07/10/2014 GMT

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Stephen Sackur speaks to recently retired military chief, General Lord Richards.

General Lord Richards recently retired as Britain's top military chief. What does he make of the US led military operation against the so-called Islamic State organisation?

The US led military operation against the so-called Islamic State organisation has raised a host of awkward questions. Is the makeshift coalition fighting a war, or mounting an anti-terror operation? What will victory look like, and how long will it take? HARDtalk speaks to General Lord Richards, who recently retired as Britain's top military chief. He has led military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Sierra Leone. What does he make of this latest one?

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