http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2007/10/gordon-brown-breaks-his-word.htm Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2007/10/gordon-brown-breaks-his-word.htm/comment-page-1#comment-693 dreamingspire Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:26:00 +0000 http://localhost/wp28/?p=1376#comment-693 The New York Times reports the story in sober terms:<br/>"BAGHDAD, Oct. 2 — In an unannounced visit to Iraq on Tuesday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain said he planned to withdraw 500 additional troops from Iraq’s southern region by the end of the year."<br/>Why do we indulge in this self-flagellation? One commentator has said that Gordon is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't go to Iraq. Time to deal with some serious issues about running the country. The New York Times reports the story in sober terms:
“BAGHDAD, Oct. 2 — In an unannounced visit to Iraq on Tuesday, Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain said he planned to withdraw 500 additional troops from Iraq’s southern region by the end of the year.”
Why do we indulge in this self-flagellation? One commentator has said that Gordon is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t go to Iraq. Time to deal with some serious issues about running the country.

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