US Iraq withdrawal 'a step back'
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A US commander in Iraq warns against early troop withdrawals, despite growing calls for a pullout.
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Defence Secretary Robert Gates hints that the US could withdraw thousands of troops from Iraq during 2008.
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Despite the DemocratsÂ victory, the idea of a rapid American troop withdrawal is fast receding as a viable option.
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The US-led invasion of Iraq was a mistake that has made the world a more dangerous place, but a swift withdrawal would make matters worse, Pakistan&#39;s president said this weekend.
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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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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says the US may "pause" pulling troops out of Iraq.
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Britain will withdraw nearly half its troops from Iraq by the end of the year if local forces can secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair planned to announce Wednesday.Comment
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Comment is free: Seumas Milne: The surge has only bought time for the US in Iraq. There will be no reconciliation without complete withdrawal
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The withdrawal of British troops from Basra was delayed due to US pressure, a UK commander in Iraq claims.
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The bipartisan Iraq Study Group plans to recommend withdrawing nearly all U.S. combat units from Iraq by early 2008 while leaving behind troops to train, advise and support the Iraqis, setting the first goal for a major drawdown of U.S. forces, sources familiar with the proposal said yesterday.
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Britain tried to stop the US disbanding the army in post-Saddam Iraq, Europe minister Geoff Hoon has revealed.
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Ryan C. Crocker laid out a grim forecast of what could happen if American forces were pulled back or even withdrawn from Iraq.
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Viewpoint: In his speech, Bush will endorse General Petraeus's plan for a small troop drawdown. But it's hard to escape the impression that we're just treading water in Iraq
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Britain, America's most important ally in Iraq, will withdraw close to half its troops by the end of the year if local troops are able to secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair was expected to announce Wednesday.
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The withdrawal of 1,600 British troops from Iraq follows military advice but also shows Tony Blair's desire to minimise the damage the conflict has caused his premiership, analysts said Wednesday.
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A senior U.S. commander in central Iraq said yesterday that a reduction of U.S. forces in his region this year would be "a giant step backwards," allowing insurgents to quickly return and jeopardizing the military's "tactical momentum" in reducing violence.
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Poland, a key US ally in Iraq, should withdraw its troops from the Mideast nation at the end of next year, Poland&#39;s defense minister said in an interview published Monday.