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April 23, 2004
War
Great news for anyone with friends or relatives in the armed forces. As Spain withdraws its contingent of troops from Iraq, along with Honduras and the Dominican Republic, the MoD is drawing up plans to send a further 1,700 British troops to Iraq.Although the reinforcements have yet to be confirmed, Jack Straw yesterday said...
"The troop numbers are kept under review; the Prime Minister made this clear yesterday in the House of Commons. If there is a need for more troops to be sent, then I'm sure my colleague Geoff Hoon will arrange for that to happen. I don't think there are political objections to send more troops if that is what is needed on the ground."
Well, there may no political objection from the Labour or Conservative benches, but I can't imagine the LibDems being too happy. And anyway, enough of the politicians concerns; we live in a democracy and I bet a substantial portion of the population will seriously unimpressed by any requirement to increase the size of the British garrison in Iraq. Especially when the commander of the British Forces reckons we may well be required to keep forces in Iraq for the next 10 years.
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Posted by Clive on April 23, 2004 12:36 PM in the category Old Stuff