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| Poland Intends to Withdraw Most of Its Troops from Iraq |
| 2005-07-26 |
| From Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski announced on 25 July that the United States has accepted Polish plans to withdraw most of its 1,700 troops from Iraq at the beginning of 2006 .... "The current [six-month troop] rotation in Iraq will be the last one. By the end of January, we would like to pull [out] the troops and replace them with smaller groups, which could for example help train the Iraqi Army," .... Kwasniewski said that the plan was accepted during a 19 July meeting between Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski and U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The exact withdrawal date will be left to the next Polish government, due to be elected this fall. |
| Posted by:Mike Sylwester |
| #3 Got a pretty good bit of experience in the desert far from home too. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-07-26 12:31 |
| #2 Well done and thank you. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-07-26 08:25 |
| #1 They've done their fair share, and quite a bit more, in the face of heavy opposition from France-led Europe, and now Iraq is starting to take care of its own problems in some 14 out of the 18(?) provinces. Their greatest need in the sector Poland has administered has now become getting proper training for the new police and army troops, which is what Poland is offering as a next step. Thanks for the good news, Mike. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-07-26 06:28 |