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Iran Says UK Must Withdraw Troops From Basra
The Guardian (UK) ^ | 2-17-2006

Posted on 02/17/2006 11:28:48 AM PST by blam

Iran says UK must withdraw troops from Basra

Staff and agencies
Friday February 17, 2006

The Iranian foreign minister today demanded that Britain pull its troops out of the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Speaking during a visit to Lebanon, Manouchehr Mottaki said: "The Islamic Republic of Iran demands the immediate withdrawal of British forces from Basra." He said UK troops were destabilising the city.

The prime minister, Tony Blair, dismissed the comments as an attempt to "divert attention" from international concerns over Iran's stability.

Mr Blair today held talks with the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, in Berlin, at which both leaders reiterated their determination to take a tough line over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

The prime minister said UK troops would stay in Iraq for as long as the Iraqi government wanted them to, adding: "British troops are in Iraq today under a United Nations mandate and with the consent of the Iraqi government. "They stay as long as the UN mandate is in place and the Iraqi government wishes us to stay."

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To: moose2004

Interesting.


21 posted on 02/17/2006 12:08:03 PM PST by headstamp (Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
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To: blam

The Mullahs are going to have little sympathy in the world when it comes time to remove them from power.


22 posted on 02/17/2006 12:32:23 PM PST by wolfcreek
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To: blam

Iran should micturate upon a length of hemp..


23 posted on 02/17/2006 12:52:58 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: blam; All

Is it just me, or does Ahmadinejad look like Gilligan with a beard?


24 posted on 02/17/2006 1:08:31 PM PST by 101st-Eagle (Hunt with VP Cheney=hurt. Drive w/ Kennedy=DEAD! DEAD! DEAD! DEAD! DEAD!)
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To: blam

This is interesting. Iran seems to have territorial ambitions.


25 posted on 02/17/2006 1:10:10 PM PST by RightWhale (pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
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To: blam

One potential Iranian response if the US hits Iranian nuclear facilities is a ground assault to cut off Iraq (and US/allied forces) from gulf ports. Basra is a key location as it is near the best locations for crossing the Euphrates adn cutting off the gulf facilities. This was something they tried to do during the Iran/Iraq war. The Iranians don't want to have to engage a modern, well trained force as the Brits standing in the way.


26 posted on 02/17/2006 1:16:19 PM PST by Godzilla (Cartoons don't kill people, terrorists do.)
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To: blam

MOAB the Mullahs!


27 posted on 02/17/2006 1:51:55 PM PST by SwinneySwitch (Terrorists-beyond your expectations!)
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To: blam

Not good enough. They should show us they're really tough and run a tank brigade across the border to sweep the Brits away. Heck, a whole division. Those A-10's and Apaches are just there for bluff...trust me...


28 posted on 02/17/2006 1:58:25 PM PST by Billthedrill
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