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Defence Select Committee Report

Asked if the Government agreed with the Defence Select Committee report out tomorrow saying that troop levels in Iraq would have to stay at their current levels until at least next year and it’s criticism of post conflict planning the PMS said that we had made it clear that our troop level would remain at its current level until the Iraqi security forces had the capacity to take over. That said we kept troop numbers under constant review. SHE said she had not seen the report and journalists should speak to the MOD about their response to it. In answer to further questions the PMS reiterated that we had always made it clear that troop levels were kept under constant review but the aim was to withdraw troops when it was felt that the Iraqi forces could cope with the situation and that security had improved.

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2 Comments »

  1. Like the way she bodyswerved the comment about post-war planning; one could almost imagine that the PMOS was a politician…

    Comment by PapaLazzzaru — 23 Mar 2005 on 8:07 pm | Link
  2. I hate Blair!

    Comment by Jackson Treggiden — 14 Jul 2006 on 1:14 pm | Link

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