I THINK the Brits were brilliant in supporting the USA. The coalition saved thousands of lives in future terrorist attacks.

The truth is, Saddam Hussein was allowing Al Qaeda to set up shop in Iraq as Al Qaeda had done before in Afghanistan.

Just suppose the 9/11 attack on New York had been thwarted. How on earth could you tell anyone that this huge disaster had been averted? You could not.

Our coalition did just that, but no-one will ever see what we prevented. God bless the British troops and Tony Blair for showing true grit.

We have all made the world a safer place.

VALERIE HARRIS, Mountain View, California, USA.