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| Labor wants pull out Aussie troops from Iraq |
| 2006-10-01 |
| LABOR'S promise to pull Australian troops out of Iraq on its first day in office is part of a wider solution to the problems of Islamist terrorism, opposition international security spokesman Kevin Rudd has said. Instead of offering direct military support, a Labor government would provide training, logistics and aid to Iraq, Mr Rudd said today. "One of the clear ways in which we can assist is by enhancing the border security arrangements for the Iraqi government," he said on Channel 9. "We think we can do that by providing advanced training programs through Amman in Jordan to assist in helping Iraq plug the holes in their highly porous borders." Mr Rudd reiterated Labor's plan to leave security detachments in Iraq to offer direct protection to Australian government officials. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #1 I didn't think the Aussies had any pansies. It must be a pandemic of some kind. |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-10-01 01:45 |