Reply #41: Whoa-- WH very unhappy over this [View All]

[TexasLawyer]

Bush fears Brown will order early Iraq pullout
21.05.07

White House officials warned Gordon Brown not to accelerate the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq. One said it would be taken as a "personal insult" to President George Bush.

The warnings came after Mr Brown said the conflict was at a "new stage".

Confronted by anti-war protests at the first Labour leadership hustings, the Chancellor staunchly defended the decision to topple Saddam Hussein. He said: "I take my responsibility as a member of the Cabinet for the collective decisions that we made and I believe they were the right decisions. But we're at a new stage now."

Mr Brown also admitted: "I don't think we should deny the fact that it's been a very difficult issue and it's also been one where public opinion has effectively been divided."

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