Top British General Calls U.K.'s Iraq Policy 'Naive'

The head of the British Army is stepping back from comments he made to a British newspaper criticizing Prime Minister Tony Blair's policy in Iraq.

Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt was quoted as saying that Blair's policy was a "naive" failure, and that British troops "exacerbate security problems" and should leave Iraq soon.

Rob Gifford, reporting from London, talks with Alex Chadwick about the fallout from the general's comments.

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