Reply #42: Aznar was pro Bush and Spanish soldiers were in Iraq

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Zapatero withdrew his troops. Rudd will do the same according to BBC this morning.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7111479.stm
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Mr Rudd said he would overturn a number of his predecessor's policies and sign the Kyoto Protocol and pull Australian troops out of Iraq.

He also promised to attend next month's UN climate change summit in Bali.

Meanwhile, Peter Costello - Mr Howard's nominated successor - has turned down the post of opposition leader.

The BBC's Phil Mercer in Sydney says that Australia's conservatives are wounded and fractured and it could take them years to recover from this election defeat.

Mr Rudd promised to name his new cabinet by the end of the week, with one of his key appointments expected to be Julia Gillard as deputy prime minister.

If appointed, Ms Gillard will become the first woman to hold the position.

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