Cabinet considers troop move plans
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The Cabinet is today discussing plans to redeploy British troops to an American-controlled area in central Iraq. Ministers are poised to decide whether to allow 650 troops from the Black Watch regiment to shift to the region.
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Britain has received a request from the United States for help from UK troops in Iraq - and the Chief of the Defence Staff is expected to recommend whether to comply
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Top American officials in Iraq were setting out their vision for the U.S. troop presence to the British prime minister.
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Defense Minister Geoff Hoon will make a statement to the House of Commons on Monday about British troop deployments in Iraq, amid reports that Britain is considering sending some 600 soldiers to bolster US operations near Baghdad.
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Britain&#39;s Defense Secretary Geoffrey Hoon leaves No. 10 Downing Street, London Thursday Oct. 21, 2004 after attending a cabinet meeting where they discussed the deployment of 650 soldiers of the Black Watch to a US-controlled sector in Iraq.
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Australia is considering plans to double its troop deployment to Afghanistan to about 1,000 to head off an expected spring resurgence of al Qaeda and Taliban fighters, Defense Minister Brendan Nelson said on Thursday. But Nelson ruled out any plans to follow Britain's lead and reduce Australia's military commitments in Iraq, saying any phased withdrawal of soldiers helping provide security in Iraq's south would put the lives of those who remain in danger.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair will convene top cabinet ministers today with a U.S. request for British troops to be sent to more dangerous areas in Iraq sure to top the agenda and a positive response likely.
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The Pentagon is considering delaying  the departure of some troops in Iraq and speeding the arrival  of others already due to deploy to boost force levels for the  January elections, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
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Senate Democrats are hoping to force at least modest troop withdrawals in the coming months.
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Defense and military officials have been asked to prepare projections so that President Bush can balance troop requests for Iraq against other needs.
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The proposal would require that troops spend as much time at home as on their most recent tour overseas before being redeployed.
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Debate on whether to oppose Bush's troop 'surge' begins this week, and the risks of action - or inaction - are high for both parties.
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Britain was considering a U.S. request  on Monday to move troops into more potentially dangerous areas  of Iraq, a politically charged move which has reignited anger  over Prime Minister Tony Blair's support for the war.
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The cabinet is expected to agree in principle today to a request from George Bush&#39;s military commanders for British troops to be redeployed to the so-called &quot;triangle of death&quot; near Baghdad.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Cabinet met Thursday to discuss a U.S. request for British troops to be moved into volatile central Iraq, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour ...
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The U.S. military's top general said Monday that the Joint Chiefs of Staff is weighing a range of possible new directions in Iraq, including, if President Bush deems it necessary, an even bigger troop buildup.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is considering plans to send an extra 3,000 marines to Afghanistan.