US request for British troops highlights political constraints
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WASHINGTON, United States : An unusual US request for a British battalion to back up American troops in Iraq has shown the political constraints on the use of coalition forces even as an intensifying battle against insurgents is testing the US force there
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Prime Minister Tony Blair faces strong dissent from British lawmakers over a decision to redeploy some of his countryâs troops to Baghdad, as per a request from US government officials.
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A US request for British troops to move up to Baghdad to allow American forces to be pulled out for a possible attack on Fallujah is prompting fears from both troops and politicians
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British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon told the British Parliament Thursday that the government has agreed to a US request to send 850 British troops to relieve American forces in the more volatile areas of Iraq.
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Britain today said it was &quot;considering&quot; a request from Washington to redeploy some of its troops in Iraq from their current base in Basra into strife-torn US-held areas.
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The government faces pressure over plans to send UK troops towards central Iraq to assist US forces.
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LONDON -- An appeal by US commanders for British troops to bolster American forces near Baghdad has sparked angry protests here, but Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon indicated in Parliament yesterday that the request would probably be approved later this week.
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Britain said it was considering a US request to move some of its troops in Iraq ( news - web sites ) from their base in the relatively peaceful south and into US-controlled areas, potentially placing them in ...
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LONDON: Britain is urging the United States to give a provisional timetable for the withdrawal of US-led forces from Iraq, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday.
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LONDON/BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The British government on Monday rejected claims it was planning to put some of its troops under US command as a political show of support for President George W. Bush ahead of the presidential elections.
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Britain looked set on Tuesday to agree to a US request to send its troops into violence-plagued areas of Iraq, a move opponents argue is politically motivated and could see British casualties multiply.
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The British government rejected  accusations Sunday that it might reposition British troops to  more dangerous areas in Iraq to boost George W. Bush's  political position in the U.S. presidential election race.
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The British government agreed on Thursday to a US request to redeploy British troops in Iraq to relieve American forces, despite angry objections from some lawmakers, who fear a major increase in British ...
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If ever there was an example of mission creep, the request from the US for the redeployment of some British troops in support of Americans south of Baghdad is as dangerous as they come.
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Unable to calm the controversy over a US request to redeploy British troops in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing dissent from within his party ranks.
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An appeal by US commanders for British troops to bolster American forces near Baghdad has sparked angry protests here, but Defense Secretary
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America has requested the assistance of UK troops in Iraq, which would involve British soldiers operating outside the UK-controlled southern sector of Iraq, the defence secretary confirmed today.