>>>I just read a news story about Blair's announcement on cnn.com and don't understand why this has been described as a plan for British withdrawal from Iraq. It sounds more like a troop reduction. No timetable was set for when the remaining 5500 British troops will leave.
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>>How about Tony sends up those "extra troops" to Baghdad before they go home, and show us Yanks how to do it the right way? :)
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>They don't want to put themselves under any more danger ... i.e. from the US troops :-)

What’s a little collateral damage amongst friends? :)