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Happy Christmas, your war is over!

GORDON Brown yesterday delivered a stirring festive message to Our Boys in Iraq: “Happy Christmas – war is over.”

The PM was cheered as he praised UK troops and revealed combat operations in Basra will end “within two weeks”.

Sources: Yahoo/TheSun/OccNEWS
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article563496.ece
and Merry Christmas to you too.. Mr Brown.

wishing peace on earth.. is one thing.

taking action and making peace possible on that part of the World by bringing home the soldiers, is another. Good for you.

So the British are pulling out of Iraq?

So the British are pulling out of Iraq?

Reading the article should help?

Iraqi forces will take over as the 4,500-strong British force switches from front-line duties to a training role.

By early next year, our contingent in Southern Iraq will be cut to 2,500 – and may be withdrawn completely in March.

To warm applause, he told them the region – the last under British control in Iraq – would be handed back to the Iraqis in a fortnight.

He said: “The Prime Minister of Iraq has asked me to pass on his thanks to you for helping to rebuild the democracy of Iraq.

“This is because of the operations over the last month that you have been involved in.

“The security situation has not only improved, but he is able to tell me he will now be recommending a move to a provisional Iraqi control within two weeks.

So the west still clinging to Basra? It about time they give it back to Iraqi.

So the British are pulling out of Iraq?yes.

I bet most Brits are going to be happy.

I wonder how successful this will be in covering up the huge pile of shit the Labour party has got itself into recently. The Tories have had the highest poll lead since the 80s.

So, there was Northern Rock, attacks by former military chiefs over the Government's alleged lack of support for the Armed Forces, the loss of the child benefit database, and the seemingly wide spread acceptance of illegal campaign funds.

Yeah, who'd have thought that Labour would attempt to divert the public's attention with a stirring speech like that.

You forget Scotthish and Wales growing wish of independance, no ?
And the Euro 2008 ;]

By the way, I say that, even as a pathetic political gesture, it's still a good thing for UK and your soldiers, they have suffered too long for this nonsense.