Japan may pull troops out of Iraq next year -paper

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T178971.htm

<snip>But the main factor in deciding Japan's withdrawal strategy may be decisions made by Britain and Australia, whose troops provide security for the Japanese in southern Iraq.

Japanese officials have said it would be difficult for its troops to maintain security around their base in the southern Iraqi town of Samawa without back-up, the paper said.

The Yomiuri report said both Britain and Australia have told Tokyo they plan to withdraw from Iraq next year.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has dismissed mounting calls to set a timetable for withdrawal of British forces, saying they will remain until local forces can maintain security.

[valerief]

1. Now * is going to have invade both Britain AND Japan

Pretty soon the whole globe will be blown up. Except for Crawford, Texas.

[TheDebbieDee]

2. What?! All 30 of them?