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Iraq

Asked if Basra Province had moved back to Iraqi control and had British forces gone on to "overwatch", the PMS replied that that wasn’t the case.

In relation to the Prime Minister’s statement on Iraq and if the term "the future size and strength of the force would continue to depend on conditions on the ground" meant conditions in the South of Iraq, the PMS replied that it was based on an assessment of the readiness of the Iraqi forces to take on security responsibilities in Basra. Asked if it was politically sustainable for United States forces to return home by Christmas, while British troops stayed in Iraq, the PMS said that the Government’s decisions were based on assessments of military conditions in Southern Iraq. The American Government clearly made their decisions based on their assessment of conditions elsewhere in Iraq. The basis on which those decisions were taken would be on the basis of an assessment of the readiness of Iraqi forces to take on security and responsibility. Asked if there had been a reduction in British troop numbers, the PMS replied that there had been a gradual reduction in troop numbers.

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Secret US air wars in Iraq and Afghanistan exposed:

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