PM cautious on further troop commitments
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Prime Minister John Howard has said he would commit troops to future US-led military actions only on merit, with the government to focus firmly on Asia.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq&#39;s prime minister says his forces &quot;will not be lenient&quot; in a crackdown on Fallujah if the city doesn&#39;t turn over a notorious Jordanian militant.
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CANBERRA: Australia has no plans to significantly increase the number of its troops in Iraq and does not expect to be asked to do so by close ally, the United States, newly re-elected Prime Minister John Howard said on Monday.
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Prime Minister Paul Martin won't commit to sending troops to help rebuild Iraq despite growing pressure on world leaders to do more for the war-torn country.
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NOORDWIJK, Netherlands  - Britain is prepared to  send more troops to Iraq if necessary to safeguard elections  planned for next year, Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said on  Friday.
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THE Government was today facing calls to end the uncertainty over plans to send Scottish troops to reinforce the Americans in some of the most volatile areas of Iraq.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday that NATO's battle with Afghan insurgents has been more difficult than anticipated but must continue.
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The drawdown of British troops in Basra is a sign of a new Prime Minister's priorities
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SYDNEY, Australia Australia&#39;s newly re-elected prime minister says he won&#39;t increase the number of his country&#39;s troops in Iraq.
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Australia is considering sending more military trainers to Iraq but does not plan to increase its combat forces there, Prime Minister John Howard said Monday.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday defended his government's decision to commit troops to the war in Iraq, saying given his time over again he would make the same decision.
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British troops in Iraq have an important job to do and there is no fixed timetable for their withdrawal, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, despite speculation that Britain will soon announce a major pullout.
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The Prime Minister insisted today that no decision had yet been taken on sending British troops to relieve their US allies in Iraq.
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The Government is under renewed fire over claims Tony Blair was warned before the war in Iraq of the scale of the task that would face British and other coalition troops after Saddam Hussein was toppled.
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More British troops could go to Iraq if needed, Tony Blair says - a day after announcing the withdrawal of 1,600.
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British troops still have "an important job to do" in Iraq, Prime Minister Gordon Brown says.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a staunch defence of his record on Iraq Thursday after announcing a major troop withdrawal, and also insisted there is &quot;no planning&quot; under way for an attack on Iran.