Posted on 05/19/2011 1:51:02 AM PDT by DJ Elliott
British defense officials announced Wednesday that the country is officially ending its military mission in Iraq on Sunday, concluding an unpopular eight-year operation that led to the deaths of 179 British military personnel.
Although some British troops could still serve in Iraq as part of future NATO training obligations, Defense Secretary Liam Fox told the House of Commons that the 170 troops currently stationed in Iraq have successfully completed their mission to train Iraqi naval forces.
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What? There are non-U.S. troops in Iraq? What was that crap again about “unilateral?”
Thank you, Britain, for sticking it out despite 2 1/2 years of insult and ignominy shelled out by our current administration.
Thanks DJ Elliott. Just in time for their deployment in Libya.
Be bout the same as going back to Londonistan anyways.
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