Dave Angel
13th Nov 2005, 09:48
UK troops out of Iraq 'next year'
From BBC website:
"British troops could leave Iraq by the end of next year, the country's president Jalal Talabani has predicted.
But he warned an immediate withdrawal of multinational forces rather than a gradual one would be a "catastrophe" for Iraq and would lead to civil war.
He told ITV1's Jonathan Dimbleby programme Iraqis did not want foreign troops to remain indefinitely.
"Within one year....Iraqi troops will be ready to replace British forces in the south," he said."
I suppose now instead of spending next Christmas in Basrah I can look forward to the delights of Afganistan!
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Not goin to hold my breath but good news is hard to come by these days! I can't see how the Iraqi forces are going to be ready by then but we can but hope :suspect:
From BBC website:
"British troops could leave Iraq by the end of next year, the country's president Jalal Talabani has predicted.
But he warned an immediate withdrawal of multinational forces rather than a gradual one would be a "catastrophe" for Iraq and would lead to civil war.
He told ITV1's Jonathan Dimbleby programme Iraqis did not want foreign troops to remain indefinitely.
"Within one year....Iraqi troops will be ready to replace British forces in the south," he said."
I suppose now instead of spending next Christmas in Basrah I can look forward to the delights of Afganistan!
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Not goin to hold my breath but good news is hard to come by these days! I can't see how the Iraqi forces are going to be ready by then but we can but hope :suspect: