The recent news report from BBC occurred the very same week that reports from London were shared on BBC stating that the UK was considering withdrawing from Basra, Iraq by the end of the year--if improvements in Iraq continue. “Previous plans to reduce troop numbers to 2,500 were put on hold in March”, i.e. before the recent jump in violence there.
If one desires to comment on the likely pullout, you can go to this site and HAVE YOUR SAY on a BBC program of that same name.
http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=4927&edition=2&ttl=20080610214407
In less than a single day of discussion, there had been nearly 800 comments. Americans and British really need to dialogue about leaving Iraq now, June 2008.
Bringing troops out of the Gulf will certainly reduce the uncertainty for the Gulf States who really don’t like the Iran and Iraq militarization to continue. In the meantime, check out what Cities for Peace have to say.
http://www.citiesforprogress.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=62
NOTES
“Americans Call Iraq Mistake, Divided over Withdrawal”, http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/blog/2008/03/americans_call_iraq_mistake_di.html
“Cities for Peace (Bring the Troops Home”, http://www.citiesforprogress.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=62
Corbin, Jane, “BBC Uncovers Lost Iraq Billion”, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7444083.stm
CorpWatch: “Kuwait Documents Allege Halliburton Bribe Scandal”, http://www.warprofiteers.com/article.php?id=11664
“Daylight Robbery”, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/7438372.stm
“Demand Diplomacy with Iran, Not War”, http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
“Iraq Troops Decision ‘This Year’”, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7444238.stm
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