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JABBS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-28-06 01:07 AM
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Britain To Reduce Troop Levels In Iraq, As The "Coalition Of The Willing" Shrinks Some More
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Click here to read the whole story, and to check the list of countries that have exited -- in whole or in part -- the "coalition of the willing." It's a very long list.

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The Bush Administration doesn't use the term "coalition of the willing" much anymore to describe the multi-national effort in Iraq and Afghanistan -- in part because the coalition is falling apart.

Great Britain isn't planning to leave just yet, but it does have one foot out the door. Defense Secretary Des Browne told BBC News yesterday that his nation's 7,000 troops would be significantly reduced by the end of 2007.
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