Britain Will Cut It's Military Presense In Iraq By 50%

Under Labor Leader Gordon Brown, Britain will cut it's role in Iraq from 5,000 to 2,500 troops very soon despite the fact that Iraq is far from peaceful. More and more the U.S. is being left alone in Iraq to police and manage the entire state of nearly 27.5 million persons and little real progress to show on a political settlement between the ruling Shiite and Sunni religious sects.

Mr. Bush likes to claim a coalition of 36 nations involved in Iraq peacekeeping, however some only comprise contingents of as little as one or two peacekeepers.