Two U.S. allies pulling out of IraqWILLIAM J. KOLE
Associated Press
VIENNA, Austria - Two of America's allies in Iraq are withdrawing forces this month and a half-dozen others are debating possible pullouts or reductions, increasing pressure on Washington as calls mount to bring home U.S. troops.
Bulgaria and Ukraine will begin withdrawing their combined 1,250 troops by mid-December. If Australia, Britain, Italy, Japan, Poland and South Korea reduce or recall their personnel, more than half of the non-American forces in Iraq could be gone by next summer.
In the spring, the Netherlands had 1,400 troops in Iraq. Today, there are 19,
including a lone Dutch soldier in Baghdad. Wie is die gast en wat doet 'ie daar in zijn eentje?
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