[uksupport1]

I’d be very surprised if the Brits pull out completely while the US is still in Iraq. We’ll still maintain a presence there.

I hope that the surge does work and Petraeus does seem the right guy for the job. One key problem for the British, as I understand it, has been the number of troops available for Iraq. With UK forces on the front line in Afghanistan also we’ve had very limited resources to take on the militias in Iraq (not least in troop numbers). Of all the countries deploying troops to Iraq, only the US and British appear to have been ready to fight. With all due respect to the other nations involved (and their brave troops), their deployments appear to have just been political gestures. As with Afghanistan, it would be great if our other allies would pull their weight too.

[never4get]

...The Canuck’s have seen their share of fighting in Afghanistan. Let’s not forget about them. It is too bad that many of the Western nations of the world refuse to open their eyes to what we are fighting for and against. Hopefully history will serve to recognize those nations who stepped to the plate and spilled the blood of their brave men and woman to protect the collective West’s freedom from Islam fascism. Cheers to the Brits for fighting along side us Yanks. It will never be forgotten by myself and many others.