Comments on: Iraq http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/10/18/950 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:00:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Colonel Mad http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/10/18/950#comment-2276 Colonel Mad Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:49:43 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/10/18/950#comment-2276 Good article here <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/international/middleeast/17basra.html?pagewanted=1">http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/international/middleeast/17basra.html?pagewanted=1</a> Good article here

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/international/middleeast/17basra.html?pagewanted=1">http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/17/international/middleeast/17basra.html?pagewanted=1</a>

]]> By: nidge http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/10/18/950#comment-2269 nidge Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:57:42 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/10/18/950#comment-2269 According to this post on the BBC website the decision has already been taken.... I am a Scottish soldier. The Black Watch Bn will be redeployed; this decision has already been taken. Other troops including our unit have been warned off to move back to Iraq (Op TELIK 5) for the elections! This move will see the British troops bogged down in a US sector and extremely stretched. The British Troops have become a pawn in the US elections to secure Bush a second term. Agree or disagree we just get on with it and do our job. A SL Dier, Glasgow, Scotland According to this post on the BBC website the decision has already been taken….

I am a Scottish soldier. The Black Watch Bn will be redeployed; this decision has already been taken. Other troops including our unit have been warned off to move back to Iraq (Op TELIK 5) for the elections! This move will see the British troops bogged down in a US sector and extremely stretched. The British Troops have become a pawn in the US elections to secure Bush a second term. Agree or disagree we just get on with it and do our job.
A SL Dier, Glasgow, Scotland

]]> By: Roger Huffadine http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/10/18/950#comment-2267 Roger Huffadine Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:30:29 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2004/10/18/950#comment-2267 I'm sorry I just don't believe that the USA can't find 650 extra troops from within its own military resources. This is such a cynically blatant electioneering move by Bush that it defies belief. I’m sorry I just don’t believe that the USA can’t find 650 extra troops from within its own military resources.

This is such a cynically blatant electioneering move by Bush that it defies belief.

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