Blair 'to confirm Iraq timetable'

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Reports: UK to begin withdrawing Iraq troops

This is breaking news from CNN, will provide link as soon as they provide one.

Anyway, this is indeed good news and it's about time President Bush gets a clue and starts formulating plans for withdrawing American troops sooner than later.










BREAKING NEWS

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for withdrawing British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the British Broadcasting Corp. reports.

 

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Re: Reports: UK to begin withdrawing Iraq troops

Reports: UK to begin withdrawing Iraq troops - CNN.com

LONDON, England (CNN) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce Wednesday a timetable for withdrawing hundreds of British troops from Iraq in the next few weeks, the British Broadcasting Corporation reports.

The BBC and The Sun newspaper said Blair will make the announcement in the House of Commons...

 

[GarzaUK]

Tony Blair is expected to announce a timetable for the withdrawal of UK troops from Iraq.
The prime minister is due to make an announcement in the House of Commons on Wednesday in which he is expected clarify the details.

Mr Blair is expected to say hundreds of troops will return from Basra within weeks with more to follow later.

Some 7,000 UK troops are currently serving in Iraq and about 1,500 are expected to return within weeks.

BBC political correspondent James Landale said: "We have been expecting an announcement for some time on this."

He said by Christmas a total of 3,000 troops were expected to have returned to the UK from Iraq.

BBC NEWS | UK | Blair 'to confirm Iraq timetable'

Looks like the end is at sight for British presense in Iraq. I've been against this war and the US handling of it (which I consider arrogant and incompentant) from the start, but sincerely... Good Luck fellas! :usflag2:

 

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Wait a minute, If President Bush thinks the British withdrawal a 'good thing', then he must secretly love the Democrats plan for withdrawing our troops soon.










Bush administration calls British withdrawal from Iraq a good thing

Bush administration calls British withdrawal from Iraq a good thing - USATODAY.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration said Wednesday that Britain's decision to withdraw 1,600 troops from Iraq is a positive sign that fits with the overall strategy for stabilizing the country.

Statements from the White House press secretary, Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — all traveling — attempted to put a good face on the decision announced in London by British Prime Minister Tony Blair...