SpabSFW
11-18-2005, 04:38 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051115/ap_on_re_eu/britain_iraq
LONDON - Some British forces might be withdrawn from Iraq next year if Iraqi forces are ready to take over security responsibilities, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday in cautious comments echoed by his defense secretary.
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Blair and Defense Secretary John Reid appeared much more cautious than Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who said in an interview broadcast Sunday that there could be an agreement for British troops to withdraw by the end of 2006.
"We don't want British forces forever in Iraq. Within one year — I think at the end of 2006 — Iraqi troops will be ready to replace British forces in the south," Talabani said in the interview with ITV.
LONDON - Some British forces might be withdrawn from Iraq next year if Iraqi forces are ready to take over security responsibilities, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday in cautious comments echoed by his defense secretary.
...
Blair and Defense Secretary John Reid appeared much more cautious than Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who said in an interview broadcast Sunday that there could be an agreement for British troops to withdraw by the end of 2006.
"We don't want British forces forever in Iraq. Within one year — I think at the end of 2006 — Iraqi troops will be ready to replace British forces in the south," Talabani said in the interview with ITV.