Blair pledges firm stance in Iraq
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The UK leader says he is determined to "stand firm" in the face of bloodshed and insecurity in Iraq.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Baghdad on Sunday to lend support to the Iraqi government, which is under pressure from Washington to do more to stem worsening violence.
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Mr Allawi, speaking at a press conference in London, said Iraq must continue to &#39;stand firm&#39; in the face of challenges, including those posed by terrorists.
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The Iraqi president welcomes Tony Blair's plans to cut UK troops in Iraq from 7,100 to 5,000 within months.
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Tony Blair's decision to move troops deeper into Iraq to support U.S. forces proves his determination to stick to the course he took over the war despite mammoth political risks.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has  pledged to give British troops in Afghanistan whatever  equipment they need in their "very, very tough" fight against  the Taliban.
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Tony Blair said on Wednesday he believed Iraq would not be the decisive issue when Britons come to vote at next year&#39;s expected election.
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Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair defended Thursday armed interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying Britain should be ready to use force again to prevent genocide, oppression and injustice.
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British main opposition Conservative Party leader Michael Howard on Tuesday renewed his claim that Prime Minister Tony Blair didn't tell truth in the run-up to the Iraq war, vowing that he is determined to put ...
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Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi says elections will go ahead as scheduled in January despite unrelenting violence. Allawi spoke after meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who described
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair agreed with Iraq&#039;s new leadership Monday that Iraqi security forces would start assuming full responsibility for some provinces and cities next month, beginning a process leading to the eventual withdrawal of all coalition forces.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said that Britain must &quot;stand firm&quot; against a global terrorist threat amid news that three British soldiers had been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two main battlegrounds of the US-led war on terror.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair won the backing of his Labour Party on Thursday to keep British troops in Iraq, avoiding a humiliating defeat that would have undermined his premiership.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a flying visit to Baghdad, has praised Iraqi election officials as &quot;heroes&quot; and vowed that a vote would take place as scheduled next month.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair attacked opponents of his decision to take the nation to war in Iraq, saying allowing Saddam Hussein to remain in power would have risked the murder of more Iraqis.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said that British soldiers must "stay the course" in Iraq until Iraqis themselves establish democracy with their own security forces.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday that there was still a great deal to do in helping grow Iraq's democracy as he hailed the Iraq election as a success.