Poland to Reduce Number of Troops in Iraq
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Poland said Friday it plans to reduce the number of its troops in Iraq from early next year and will not remain there "an hour longer than is sensible."
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Poland's defense minister, Jerzy Szmajdzinski, told the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza last week that Poland planned a 40 percent reduction of its forces in Iraq by the end of January 2005 and to have all its ...
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The United States downplayed Polish comments suggesting its troops in Iraq ( news - web sites ) would be withdrawn next year, saying Warsaw's commitment to the US-led coalition was not calendar driven.
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POLAND WASHINGTON -- The prime minister of Poland told his Parliament yesterday that he would begin reducing the number of Polish troops in Iraq in January, another blow to the US-led coalition that has lost nearly a third of its members this year. Addressing legislators before a vote of confidence, Prime Minister Marek Belka promised, ''We will not remain in ...
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Bulgaria may reduce by two-thirds its 450-strong infantry battalion in Iraq after general elections in the Arab country due next month, a report said Sunday.
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Britain will reduce its contingent of just over 7,000 troops in Iraq by almost half in May as it hands the main province of Basra over to Iraqi army and security forces, a newspaper reported.
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Poland's president gave his approval Friday to a government plan that would end the country's military mission in Iraq by October 2008, his Web site said, a final hurdle in settling on a date for withdrawal.
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If Poland decides to withdraw its troops from Iraq it will appear to be surrendering to terrorists, Poland's largest opposition party, which tops the country's popularity polls, said on Monday.
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Poland will pull all of its troops out of Iraq by the end of 2005, with Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski for the first time setting a firm timetable for withdrawal by this key US ally.
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Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka said on Friday that his country plans to reduce the number of its troops in Iraq from early next year and will not stay &quot;an hour longer than needed.
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Prime Minister Marek Belka promised to reduce Poland's military presence in Iraq from early 2005 and maintain buoyant economic growth if he wins a confidence vote in his minority cabinet Friday.
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Poland should withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of next year, Polish leaders said Monday, the first time the key US ally has indicated
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WARSAW - Poland should decide soon when to pull its troops out of Iraq and end a political debate that encourages Al-Qaeda, Prime Minister Marek Belka says.
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Poland will pull its troops out of Iraq by the end of 2005, when UN resolution 1546 endorsing the timetable for political transition in Iraq expires, Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski says.
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Britain said Monday it expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, while Poland and Italy announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops.Comment
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Prime Minister Marek Belka promised to reduce Poland&#39;s military presence in Iraq from early 2005 and maintain buoyant economic growth if he wins a confidence vote in his minority cabinet Friday.
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Sixty percent of Poles would support an immediate withdrawal of the country's soldiers from Iraq, while more than 70 percent believe their government made a mistake in sending troops there, according to a ...