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Blair Cuts and Runs From Bush

By TChris, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Tue Feb 20, 2007 at 08:11:34 PM EST
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Tony Blair has had enough.

Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.

The administration's spin: Blair's cut-and-run strategy is "a sign of success."

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    Blair Cuts and Runs From Bush | 9 comments (9 topical)

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    PPJ? (none / 0) (#1)
    by Al on Tue Feb 20, 2007 at 08:18:36 PM EST
    Any comments about those British quitters?

    How about (none / 0) (#2)
    by scarshapedstar on Tue Feb 20, 2007 at 10:43:16 PM EST
    Great Britain:

    Hating freedom since 1776!

    Parent

    Welcome to Baghdad (none / 0) (#3)
    by Che's Lounge on Tue Feb 20, 2007 at 11:39:45 PM EST
    If you lived here, you'd be dead by now!

    Oh my God... (none / 0) (#4)
    by TomStewart on Wed Feb 21, 2007 at 01:55:15 AM EST
    Tony Blair grows a pair!

    What has this man or his party, to say nothing of his country, gained by his support of Bush? He's brought the hatred felt by most of the world against the Us down upon both himself and his country. He's wrecked a progressive legacy that could have been an example for years to come. As with the Republicans here in America, Britains will think long and hard before voting for the party that brought them this war.

    Coalition of the Willing Becoming Army of One (none / 0) (#5)
    by john horse on Wed Feb 21, 2007 at 06:00:37 AM EST
    One of the things that should give pause to anyone who supports Bush's escalation (surge) in Iraq is that his allies in Iraq are moving in the opposite direction.  Once there was a coalition of the willing.  Now its become an army of one.  

    Why are we increasing the number of troops if the Brits are decreasing theirs?

    Even assuming Bush is right about the benefit of more troops, doesn't the withdrawal of Brit troops negate somewhat the benefit of an increase in American troops?

    Finally, does anyone other than the most hardcore of war apologists believe that this withdrawal is a "sign of success"?  

    Blair finally decided it was time for the Brits to stop dying for Bush's folly.  Its time for us Americans to decide the same.

    i see (none / 0) (#6)
    by cpinva on Wed Feb 21, 2007 at 08:11:28 AM EST
    The administration's spin: Blair's cut-and-run strategy is "a sign of success."

    where is g. orwell when you really need him?

    Blair's,,, (none / 0) (#7)
    by desertswine on Wed Feb 21, 2007 at 09:54:02 AM EST
    not ready to tie British troops down to a twenty year commitment, as Little Napoleon has done.

    Declare victory and get out (none / 0) (#8)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Wed Feb 21, 2007 at 11:13:23 AM EST
    A sign of success? I thought our ongoing occupation is a rousing success as well...so why aren't we getting out?

    Why Weren't Brits Transferred? (none / 0) (#9)
    by john horse on Thu Feb 22, 2007 at 06:11:38 AM EST
    Here is a point raised by TPM
    ". . . why aren't the British troops being moved to where they are needed instead of being withdrawn? Why is nobody asking this question?"
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