Divided Unions: The Allies' Split over Iraq Troop Withdrawals
By Kate Clouston
13 Mar 2007
The White House’s objectives in Iraq are increasingly divergent from those of its allies. Domestically, despite President Bush’s pronouncements of unity, it is clear that fissures are emerging in Congress. Internationally, the UK’s reduction of troop deployments suggests that the ‘coalition of the willing’ could now become the ‘coalition of one’.
13 Mar 2007
The White House’s objectives in Iraq are increasingly divergent from those of its allies. Domestically, despite President Bush’s pronouncements of unity, it is clear that fissures are emerging in Congress. Internationally, the UK’s reduction of troop deployments suggests that the ‘coalition of the willing’ could now become the ‘coalition of one’.
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