Iraq situation is 'dire,' says Straw« Thread Started on Sept 29, 2006, 12:23pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Iraq situation is 'dire,' says StrawPOSTED: 0759 GMT (1559 HKT), September 29, 2006 read at source: http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europ ... htmlLONDON, England (CNN) -- The current situation in Iraq is "dire" according to former British foreign secretary Jack Straw.Straw -- now the leader of Britain's House of Commons -- blamed "mistakes" made by the U.S. administration in the aftermath of the invasion for the current problems."The current situation is dire," he said during an appearance on BBC1's Question Time."I think many mistakes were made after the military action -- there is no question about it -- by the United States administration."Why? Because they failed to follow the lead of Secretary (of State, Colin) Powell.