Britain tapping out -- war comming to an end?
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British to quit Iraq ‘in a year’
Michael Smith and Sarah Baxter
THE Democrats’ clean sweep in last week’s American congressional elections has prepared the way for a British exit from Iraq, with troop numbers more than halved by next spring.
A staged withdrawal of all 7,500 British troops now in southern Iraq could come by the end of next year, defence sources said.
Military commanders have made no secret of their wish to get out of Iraq, with senior sources critical of the decision to maintain such a large garrison.
Tony Blair is expected to urge America to open talks with Iran, Syria and other regional powers when he speaks to the Iraq Study Group, co-chaired by James Baker, the former US secretary of state, by video link on Tuesday.
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2006-11-12
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