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Tony Blair has announced a
reduction in British troops stationed in Iraq, saying that the British-held portion of the country is under better control by the Iraqi government than the U.S.-held portion. Denmark and Lithuania also announced plans to withdraw their tiny contingents. Bush is spinning the British reduction as a "positive sign" that the "corner is turning" in the war. Wait, did I just hear a crowded supermarket explode?
The 2007 toll for American soldiers in Iraq: 148 killed, 681 wounded. Grim casuality stats here.
Labels: Iraq, Tony Blair