Australian PM: no more troops to Iraq

[Iceburg]

PM: no more troops to Iraq

April 07, 2004
AUSTRALIA was unlikely to send more troops to Iraq despite fresh outbreaks of violence, Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday.

The US is considering sending rapid-response forces to Iraq to bolster troops after a surge in fighting between US forces and Shi'ite Muslim groups at the weekend.

But Mr Howard said in Auckland: "We don't have any plans to provide more. We have about 850 troops there and personnel there ... they'll stay there until the job is done."

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9211849%255E421,0.html

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It appears the coalition has gone the way of the WMDs

[Corgigal]

1. Wink Wink

Good OLE USA, don't come a knocking.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. If I recall, Rupert Murdoch said that the "ties" between....

the U.S.A and Australia were the strongest ever.

Hmm?

:eyes:

[Eureka]

3. Thats odd, since yesterday he announced plans

to move the newscorp headquaters from Aus to the US.

[Djinn]

4. we never had enough to make

one iota of difference - it was symbolic and he's still in there with Bush so I don't see anything has changed much.

[MrSlayer]

5. The Australians I've talked to hate Howard.

They think he's Dubya's bitch.

[Eureka]

7. Even ones you haven't spoken to think that!

Hi Mr Slayer.

I submit myself to be yet another Aussie you've spoken to that thinks that.

And everyone I know thinks that too, and I live in a rural area known for, shall we say, rather right wing views.

[bpilgrim]

6. wow

the neoCONs are goin down FAST :bounce:

peace

[leesa]

8. Yes. Another down. Howard's going to be out on his little fascist ass.