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Hollywoodaction
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject: Blair rumored to announce troup withdrawal from Iraq |
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...later today during a scheduled speech. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Not a rumor. George W. Bush has just issued a statement thanking the Brits for their support and calls it a step in the transition of control to the Iraqi police. |
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VanIslander

Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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spun to the right: "It's a move along in the transfer of responsibility to Iraqis."
spun to the left: "Britain is abandoning the lost cause in response to the will of the British people." |
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Hollywoodaction
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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VanIslander wrote: |
spun to the right: "It's a move along in the transfer of responsibility to Iraqis."
spun to the left: "Britain is abandoning the lost cause in response to the will of the British people." |
CNN has been flip-flopping between the two all morning. |
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VanIslander

Joined: 18 Aug 2003 Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hollywoodaction wrote: |
CNN has been flip-flopping between the two all morning. |
I'm not surprised.
spun from the political analyst: "It's a pre-emptive move by Blair before he leaves office to diffuse the campaign issue, as whomever is his successor will pull troops out for sure." |
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igotthisguitar

Joined: 08 Apr 2003 Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:02 am Post subject: |
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Iraqis "Welcome" British and Danish Pullout
BASRA, Iraq (AFP) - Iraqis welcomed the news on Wednesday that Britain and Denmark are preparing to dramatically scale back their military forces in and around the unruly southern port city of Basra.
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http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/britain_iraq_basra |
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supernick
Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder why Blair said today that Iraq is the "coc-pit" on the war on terror and that he supports Bush's plan to increase troop deployment. It's kind of odd that he pulls his troops out because their mission has been successful but is not willing to help out the Americans when the need is very real. Anyway, Demark, Poland, Austraia and a few other countries were really only their for token support in the first place, and most of the fighting (or having troops in harms way) have been the Americans.
Their mission has been a success according to Bush, but this is the same guy that said 'mission accomplished" 3 years ago. It's funny how so many people bought into that brand of misinformation. |
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