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LONDON - Britain will withdraw around 1,600 troops from Iraq in the “coming months,†aiming to cut its force to around 5,000 by late summer if Iraqi forces can secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday.
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He told lawmakers that “increasingly our role will be support and training, and our numbers will be able to reduce accordingly.â€
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Vice President **** Cheney described the British move as a positive signal.
"I look at it and what I see is an affirmation of the fact that in parts of Iraq ... things are going pretty well, " he said in an interview with ABC News during a trip to Japan.
[...]
He told lawmakers that “increasingly our role will be support and training, and our numbers will be able to reduce accordingly.â€
[...]
Vice President **** Cheney described the British move as a positive signal.
"I look at it and what I see is an affirmation of the fact that in parts of Iraq ... things are going pretty well, " he said in an interview with ABC News during a trip to Japan.
I'd like to think that this is a sign of things to come for the US, but I'm remaining doubtfully hopeful.