NZ Iraq troops home by Saturday - Democratic Underground

LynnTheDem

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Wed Sep-22-04 08:58 PM
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NZ Iraq troops home by Saturday

NEW Zealand's military personnel in Iraq will be home Saturday, Defence Minister Mark Burton said in a statement Thursday.

The 61 army engineers, who have been based in Basra in southern Iraq, were due to leave by the end of the month after a year long deployment.

They are to be flown out on a military Boeing 757 and be greeted by Prime Minister Helen Clark at Ohakea base, north of here.

Clark earlier said it was unlikely any further deployments would be made.

"I can't see that at this time. I think Iraq is just too difficult and too dangerous," she told Radio New Zealand Wednesday.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10853927%5E1702,00.html

And the UK is starting their draw-down of troops in Iraq...soon it'll be just the 140,000 Americans.

And 12 Moldovans.

WOW what a "coalition".

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Bluebear

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Wed Sep-22-04 09:09 PM
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1. Great. Do the freepers boycott lamb now?

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pinniped

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Thu Sep-23-04 04:09 AM
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11. And Kiwi fruit.

n/t

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Chupacabra

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Wed Sep-22-04 09:11 PM
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2. Great!

Wow! you say a government actually keeps its word to the people?
They are honest?
They tell the truth?
Not here in the US.
Maybe someday we will be able to trust our 'elected' president.
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Kenergy

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Thu Sep-23-04 01:54 AM
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9. Yes,

New Zealand's government officials have something called
integrity and accountability...that's why we refer to it as
being a 'foreign' country...because those concepts are completely
'foreign' to our government officials

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Zorra

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Wed Sep-22-04 09:14 PM
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3. Calling Jenna and Barb, and all young republicans! Bu$h needs you to

go fight and die for him in Iraq! The whole world is deserting your beloved warmongering leader.

Sign up now and fight for what you believe in!

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anakie

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Wed Sep-22-04 11:04 PM
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4. go the kiwis

and the Aussies home by Xmas

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chenGOD

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Wed Sep-22-04 11:08 PM
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5. Now if only South Korea will stop caving to Bush's blackmail...

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/266/world/South_Korea_says_troops_succes:.shtml

The people of South Korea definitely do not want the troops there. President Roh is getting played by the hawks in the South Korean military and government.

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nadinbrzezinski

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Thu Sep-23-04 12:35 AM
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6. Ok, the powerwul Toucan brigade is out

(Costa Rica demanded to be removed)

We cannot count on the powerful Afthani Army,

Did I mention the Salvadorans (Home now)

And the brits are drawing down, and now the Kiwis are home and the
ANZACs will be home...

What is left?

Oh yes the Coalition of one

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The_Casual_Observer

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Thu Sep-23-04 12:39 AM
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7. Calling all freepers!

Edited on Thu Sep-23-04 12:39 AM by The_Casual_Observer

I'll bet they will even take obese computer geeks with unkempt facial hair, that means YOU!

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struggle4progress

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Thu Sep-23-04 01:23 AM
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8. Coalition troops in Iraq (... who, where, how many ...)

Edited on Thu Sep-23-04 01:24 AM by struggle4progress

Tuesday, 20 July, 2004, 13:02 GMT 14:02 UK

<snip> Spain withdrew its 1,300 troops in April. Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Norway and Kazakhstan have either withdrawn their forces, or are in the process of doing so. <snip>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3873359.stm

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PROUDNWLIBERAL

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Thu Sep-23-04 03:06 AM
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10. Go Kiwis

We now live in New Zealand---what a progessive country. Great Prime Minister in Helen Clark. Screw Bush and his thugs. Pull out all the troops!!!!!!!!

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