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December 06, 2004
Brits to Stay in Iraq Until 2008
THOUSANDS of British troops will have to remain in Iraq until at least 2008 - two years later than the government intended, The Scotsman has learned.
Senior military sources say the army has been told to plan to keep a brigade-sized garrison of more than 7,000 troops in Iraq for four more years or more.
The planned extension in deployment has been prompted by the continuing Iraqi insurgency and the inability of local security forces to control the country without US and British troops.
If the Brits plan to be in Iraq for another three or four years, how much longer do you suppose the Americans will be there?
(Thanks to Antiwar.com for the link.)
Posted by Mike Tennant at December 6, 2004 02:32 PM
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