Cheney Heads to Australia to Discuss Iraq

[Judi Lynn]

Cheney Heads to Australia to Discuss Iraq
Howard will agree to deploy 'trainers' to the Iraq army

Published 2007-02-20 14:02 (KST)

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney heads to Australia on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister John Howard primarily concerned with Australia's continuing military role in Iraq. Specifically, Cheney is likely to ask Prime Minister Howard to contribute more Australian combat troops in support of the Bush administration's own decision to send an additional 21,000 soldiers to the country.

The U.S.'s recent decision to escalate its involvement in Iraq is opposed by the Democratic party-controlled Congress and has come despite U.S. domestic and international pressure to set a timetable for withdrawal.
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While Howard said he did not expect any request from Cheney for more troops, a spokesman for the vice president said Cheney and Howard would discuss "where we need to have more done and what contributions we and other countries can make to the effort in both countries {Iraq and Afghanistan}."
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While Howard said he did not expect any request from Cheney for more troops, a spokesman for the vice president said Cheney and Howard would discuss "where we need to have more done and what contributions we and other countries can make to the effort in both countries ."
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[Erika]

1. A couple of privileged elitists

contemplating how their use of the troops can make them richer.

[caligirl]

2. Guess the Obama comment hurt cheney's ego a bit.

[cassiepriam]

3. So is he going to bribe or threaten Howard into compliance?

Usually one or the other does the trick.

[Bear down under]

4. Both.

but he probably won't need to do either. Little Johnnie is do dazzled by being on first-name terms with super-powerful people he'll fall over himself fawning. He's already announced he's sending thse guys, even before Cheney arrives...

[cassiepriam]

9. Agh. How come so many people keep being so stupid.

Defies logic.

[Sherman A1]

5. one only hopes that he will elect to stay there

and enjoy the nice climate that they have to offer...

[Skittles]

6. do the stingrays know?

:o

[Dover]

7. Cheney to Australia, whats-his-name Senator to Israel....is something up?

Sounds like possibly some intense strategizing going on. Or the appearance of it.

[Massachusetts]

8. Time for his "Walk About"

leave him in the Outback with just his boxer shorts and a bottle of Coppertone. May the Dick rot in hell.