So Blair is going to pull the Army from Iraq? Nothing to do with the fact that a massive anti-war rally is planned for Saturday 24th February in London? An announcement before Saturday would certainly knock the stuffing out of any protest against the war in the eyes of the great British (apathetic) public.
Lets be clear, it's not the troops who are the problem - it's the politicians and the Petro-Chemical industry.
The government pulled a similar stunt by "sponsoring" the Make Poverty History campaign and the Live8 concert. They managed to completely diverted the attention of the Young - the people most likely to protest violently outside any G8 conference. No? Yes?
I wonder - is poverty history? And will British troops in Iraq be part of history soon? What will G W Bush have to say about the matter?
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