Troop movement could be Blair's 'tipping point' warns Cook
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision to redeploy British troops into a US-controlled volatile area of Iraq could mark the &quot;tipping point&quot; of his mandate, according to former minister Robin Cook.
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BRIGHTON : Prime Minister Tony Blair was set to face the anger of rank and file members of his Labour Party over the Iraq war, as party officials tried to head off a motion calling for British troops to quit the country.
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Britain's foreign minister for Africa says talks over the Darfur crisis are approaching a "tipping point".
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LONDON, Feb. 21 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair today announced that 1,600 British troops would return home from Iraq in coming months, but stopped short of announcing any clear exit strategy from the hugely unpopular war. He said a further 500 soldiers may be withdrawn by the end of summer, and that...
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LONDON, Feb. 21 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair announced Wednesday that 1,600 British troops would return home from Iraq in coming months, but stopped short of announcing any clear exit strategy from the hugely unpopular war. He said a further 500 soldiers may be withdrawn by the end of summer, and...
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Prime Minister Tony Blair says the number of British troops in Iraq could be increased again if required.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has reportedly told his closest allies to cease their attacks on Gordon Brown, who denies he was plotting to overthrow Blair, as both seek to calm a week of turmoil over the leadership.
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Whilst some may claim that the British are staunch allies of the United States (depite being having clearly different agendas on the World Stage), the recent request made to Britain for additional support, namely 600 troops from Black Watch to be moved North to Baghdad to help out the 130,000 US troops who want to move upto Fallujah, is being met by the British Parliament with what we might politely call some   hostility. As the Honourable member for Morecambe and Lunesdale (yes, it is as grim as it sounds), Geraldine Smith asks:    "I'm concerned about the timing. We've been asked by the Americans two weeks before their election to cover for their troops. Is this a ploy to allow Bush not to send more troops? If we made a decision to send troops tomorrow, it looks like we are stepping in to help out the President."
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Â· Siege fear as Britain plans handover to Iraqis Â· Commanders say they expect attacks to increase
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Britain agreed on Thursday to a U.S. request for UK troops to move to dangerous areas near Baghdad, a politically risky step for Tony Blair who could face a sharp backlash if casualty rates start rising.
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MANCHESTER, England -- Prime Minister Tony Blair, addressing his Labor Party's annual conference for the last time, warned Britain that if it retreats from Iraq and Afghanistan after he leaves office, ``we will be committing a craven act of surrender."
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British troops could be sent to help US forces anywhere inside Iraq and may stay in the country beyond the end of US-led coalition forces' mandate in 2005, Britain's army commander said.
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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 Party.
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TONY BLAIR may have revised his opinion of Rhodri Morgan - but not sufficiently to invite him for dinner at his official country residence.
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British troops could be going to the âtriangle of deathâ if the government approves an American request for almost 900 troops to be moved into central Iraq.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s cabinet made a decision on a US request to deploy British troops in Iraq into an area controlled by American forces.
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Tony Blair admitted yesterday that British troops could be in the American-controlled area of Iraq for months, contradicting assurances from his Defence Secretary that