According to BBC International, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is going to announce tomorrow that he is implementing a new time table for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, including an estimated 1,500 who are expected return home in several weeks.
"Blair will also tell the House of Commons during his regular weekly appearance before it that a total of about 3,000 British soldiers will have left southern Iraq by the end of 2007, if the security there is sufficient," the British Broadcasting Corp. said, quoting government officials who weren't further identified.
This is certainly an interesting turn of events, and even though Britain only currently has 7,500 troops deployed to Iraq, President Bush will undoubtedly be making a statement soon.
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