UK And US Secretly Planning Iraq Pullout

Britain And America are secretly preparing to withdraw most of their troops from Iraq - despite warnings of the grave consequences for the region. The British newspaper The Mail reports: A secret paper written by Defence Secretary John Reid for Tony Blair reveals that many of the 8,500 British troops in Iraq are set to be brought home within three months, with most of the rest returning six months later. [snip] "There is a strong US military desire for significant force reductions. "Emerging US plans assume 14 out of 18 provinces could be handed over to Iraqi control by early 2006, allowing a reduction in [Allied troops] from 176,000 down to 66,000. There is, however, a debate between the Pentagon/Centcom, who favour a relatively bold reduction in force numbers, and the multinational force in Iraq, whose approach is more cautious." How very interesting, and like the Downing Street Memo that was leaked, this one also was marked Secret: UK Eyes Only. This seems to throw into doubt Tony Blair's and George Bush's promises that that Allied forces will not quit until Iraq's own forces are strong enough to take control of security. Another lie from King George. I guess we shouldn't be surprised, he lied to get the US into Iraq, so I guess now he plans to lie to get them out.