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November 22, 2006

British Troops in Iraq - withdrawal?

Listening to the PM news on BBC Radio 4, it seems that government minister Margaret Beckett has been dropping hints about a British withdrawal next year (at least, suggesting a 'handover' of Basra to the Iraqis in spring). This is being interpreted as close to a timetable for withdrawal, or at least an 'expectation' of withdrawal.

This is only a quick post - it's hard to know what will come of this discussion. However, given the political changes in the US and the likely changes in US Iraq policy, it will be interesting to see to what extent the UK leads with, or follows in, policy changes in Iraq.

Posted by jon_mendel at November 22, 2006 05:19 PM