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Australian Labor Party wants troops home by Christmas
Federal Opposition Leader Mark Latham today outlined a timetable to bring Australiaâs 850 troops and advisers in Iraq back home by Christmas.Under a Labor government, the Australians working to rebuild Iraq would return home as soon as their responsibilities had been discharged. Mr Latham said with a planned handover of power in Iraq to a new Iraqi government in June, that could clear the way for the Australians to be home by the end of the year. "I am hoping that by the end of the year the Australian troops will be back here for the defence of Australia, having discharged their international responsibilities and (be) back on Australian soil for the good protection of our country," Mr Latham told Sydney radio 2UE. However, he said the transition of power in Iraq was not certain and a lot could go wrong, pushing the timetable back.Posted by: Paul Moloney 2004-03-23 |
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