Poland to Reduce Number of Troops in Iraq

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20041015/wl_nm/iraq_poland_dc&cid=574&ncid=1480


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Prime Minister Marek Belka said in a parliamentary speech before a confidence vote in his minority cabinet that Poland will keep troops in Iraq as long as needed to secure a power transfer to local authorities. "Poland will reduce her contingent from the beginning of 2005 and will be talking about further reductions," he said.


"We will not remain in Iraq an hour longer than is sensible, than necessary to achieve our mission's goal: To return Iraq to the Iraqi people and give security to the world," Belka said.


Poland, seen by the U.S. as a key ally in Iraq, has 2,500 soldiers in the south-central part of the country, heading a multinational division of 8,000 troops.


But the government has been under growing pressure to pull out, with nearly three-fourths of Poles against deployment.

[hatrack]

1. Wait a minute! Did they forget Poland too?

:evilgrin:

[central scrutinizer]

14. that's the last nail in the coffin for Kerry

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http://www.youforgotpoland.com/

[meegbear]

2. Let's this be a reminder to Never Forget Poland.

Hell hath no fury like a country scorned.

[BlueEyedSon]

4. Damn, look what Kerry did... the big dummy!

[Catfight]

3. Dammit-not POLAND! We REALLY need them to win this war. n/t

[Demit]

5. haha! Poland says "Forget It". Na zdrowia!

[radwriter0555]

6. BUT WHAT ABOUT POLAND????

I thought they were bush-fans?

[Richardson08]

7. Poland has just left the building

[daa]

8. Poland forget Poland eom

[Endangered Specie]

9. Poland, troops, Iraq?

:shrug:

[mbperrin]

10. Well, there goes the coalition!

Yikes!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. It's Kerry's fault

He insulted the coalition

[The Chronicler]

12. From 40 to 15 (nm)

[todwest]

13. A Major Developement

I hear that half the Polish forces are going to leave Iraq.

The other guy is going to be stuck there for a while, unfortunately.