[spoilers] Harry and Ruth Strike Back

[Tea Lady]

Well looking at it logically, it would have been just after the invasion and when Baghdad was secure which was April/May 2003. I guess for the war to be vindicated, the WMD and its material would have to have been found pretty darned quick as it was already starting to kick off in Iraq with the insurgency. A second guess would be September/October 2004, which was just before the Presidential election in the US.

I guess there lies the problem as Ruth did not join Five until September 2003. Who's to say though that Harry didn't pick Ruth from GCHQ to go with him to Baghdad. Someone totally out of the loop that he could trust. Harry then never really forgot Ruth and helped secure her move to Five.