British troops to leave Iraq

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Blair to Announce Iraq Withdrawal Plan

LONDON (AP) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported. Blair will also tell the House of Commons during his regular weekly appearance that a total of about 3,000 British soldiers will have left southern Iraq by the end of 2007, if the security there is sufficient, the British Broadcasting Corp. said, quoting government officials who weren't further identified.

 

With the Dems in power, I think Blair is reading the writing on the wall. If only Bush wasn't so blind.

 

Sorry Ellis, I only accept world news if it comes from D_B.

 

Well, we'll get back to this post in 2009...

 

I heard a snippet on the radio on the way into work today that Prince Harry was scheduled to go to Iraq. Maybe they didn't want his highness in that quagmire, so they're pulling out everyone.

 

a total of about 3,000 British soldiers will have left southern Iraq by the end of 2007, if the security there is sufficient
Blair's playing both sides. We all know security there is unstable and will continue to be, so now he'll have a reason to not make any further reductions.

 

"If I was in YOUR shoes, I'd be..."

"LEAVING!!! What a good idea!!!"

 

So, is Harry not going now?
I saw on at least two big media outlets Tuesday at noon that he was indeed headed down range.
Over and over we've seen, this "coalition" is about 80 percent U.S. troops and 10 percent all the others combined.

 

hahahahhahahhahahahahhahahahahahaha. oh man, that is fucking rich.

you owe me a mouthful of bourbon and water there chief. anyway, here's a link: http://www.43things.com/things/view/128490 it could come in handy.

 

The White House is trying to spin this British withdrawal as a sign of success, as if it's a natural byproduct of things winding down in Iraq ... just as we're sending thousands of additional troops there. Once again, reality is just too frightening for these people to confront.

 

Leaving the American people, once again, holding the bag.

A body bag.

Burn in hell George W. Bush.

 

So the coalition of the willing is now an army of one.