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Re: NEW FEATURE: Advice to Demonstrators After the Trashing of Millbank
Nov 17, 2010, 17:36
wychburyman wrote:
[quote="dodge one"]Your U-Know article is primarily a primer on how to cover your tracks after commiting felonious acts.
quote]

You talkin' bout the Yanks in I-raq, D1?

Tee-hee


Whats that you say?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-National_Force_%E2%80%93_Iraq

United Kingdom — 3,700 troops were in Southern Iraq, leading the Multi-National Division (South East) which includes troops from several other countries. The deployment includes infantry, mechanized infantry and armored units as well as water-borne patrol personnel and a range of aircraft. The UK has lost 176 soldiers in Iraq as of November, 2008: 136 in roadside bombings, firefights, and rocket attacks. Out of the remaining 40, the cause of death included accidents, 'friendly fire' incidents, illnesses, and suicide. See Operation Telic for further information.
After the invasion (which involved 46,000 British troops[19]), approximately 8,500 troops were stationed in the south of the country, but 1,300 were withdrawn in early 2006.[20]
On February 20, 2007, the British government declared that British soldiers would begin a timetabled withdrawal from Iraq, and an additional 1,600 personnel had returned by the end of the month.[21]
On October 8, 2007, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that the British contingent would be reduced further, from 5,500 to 4,500, by the end of the year, and cut to 2,500 in Spring 2008.[22]
However, on April 1, 2008, the decision was made to postpone any further withdrawals, and to maintain the roughly 4,100-strong contingent for the time being.[23]
On December 15, 2008, in Baghdad and then on December 16, in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, announced that in accordance with a new Iraqi Law all British Combat Troops would cease operations prior to May 31, 2009, and be withdrawn in total at the latest over the following 2 months. Instead of approximately 4,100 troops, there would then be less than 400 supporting training of Iraqi Armed Forces particularly the Iraqi Navy.[24] Brown and his Iraqi counterpart, Nuri al-Maliki, said the government in Baghdad approved a draft law providing for the withdrawal of troops from the U.K., Australia, Romania, Estonia, and El Salvador no later than July 31, 2009.[25][26]
On April 30, 2009, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the end of British combat operations in Iraq. The bulk of the British 3,700 troops stationed there will be withdrawn by the end of May, with approximately 400 staying behind to train Iraqi naval forces.[27]
On July 28, 2009 all 150 of the remaining British troops had left Iraq and were all redeployed to Kuwait after the Iraqi government rejected their request to stay in Iraq and to extend their mission.[28]

Eat me Whych.
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