British troops in Iraq: may be home by Xmas 2007
This wasn't surprising to me because it stated the Brits expect to bring home some of their troops. It surprised me because it said the troops would be withdrawn by the end of next year. That's not the 3-4 months the far left here in America is shooting for.Quote:Read more here...
LONDON (AP) - Britain said Monday it expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, while Poland and Italy announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski said his country, a U.S. ally in Iraq and Afghanistan, would pull its remaining 900 soldiers out of Iraq by the end of 2007. And Italian Premier Romano Prodi said the last of Italy's soldiers in Iraq - some 60-70 troops - will return home this week, ending the Italian contingent's presence in the south of the country after more than three years.
British Defense Secretary Des Browne was the second senior official in recent days to talk of reducing the number of British troops in Iraq. In a speech to the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Browne also warned Iran that it faces increasing isolation if it does not use its influence in Iraq constructively.
Last week, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Britain may be able to hand over security responsibility in the southern port city of Basra by the spring of 2007. Britain also hopes to hand security control over to the Iraqis in the province of Maysan on the Iranian border in January.
- November 27, 2006
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As soon as Tony Blair is gone the Brits will have their troops out of Iraq so quick it will give you whip lash. Now, when that happens I don't know.
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