The English people thought of it as a minor operation, a waste of precious resources which would be better spent on the Western Front, while the peoples of India were more interested in the Mesopotamian campaign and the occupation of Baghdad.
Det britiske folk troede, at det var en mindre operation, som var spild af dyre ressourcer, som kunne udnyttes bedre på Vestfrongen, mens folk i Indien var mere interesseret i felttoget i Mesopotamien og besættelsen af Bagdad.