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Friday, February 23, 2007 12:00 AM

The British retreat from Iraq brings peril for U.S. troops

Vice President Cheney says the British are leaving southern Iraq because things are going so well. In the real world, Basra is a mess.
By Juan Cole

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  • Thursday, February 22, 2007 07:13 PM

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    When I heard Cheney's comments about the British withdrawal I immediately wondered -- if their reason for leaving is really success at Basra -- why they couldn't be redeployed around Baghdad to help with our surge. Wouldn't that be logical?

    I have to believe that the true reason for the British departure is their acknowledgement of a hopeless situation.

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