Well at least British politicians are just as bad as US ones: Blair's earlier comment's:

The move comes a month after Blair said that an "arbitrary timetable" for withdrawal "would send the most disastrous signal to the people we are fighting in Iraq."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/...ops/index.html

Seems like it is all fun and games till someone high up has to go.

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