Fed: Iraq withdrawal would humiliate US and weaken Aust: PM

AAP General News (Australia)
04-24-2007
Fed: Iraq withdrawal would humiliate US and weaken Aust: PM

The Prime Minister says one reason he won't withdraw Australian troops from Iraq ..

is because it would humiliate the United States.

JOHN HOWARD says it would be a colossal blow to American prestige around the world
.. if the coalition pulled out of Iraq and appeared to have lost the war.

He's told ABC radio America's power and support is important for Australian security
.. and he won't support a policy that weakens it.







Canberra's confirmed two Australian soldiers were injured by a roadside bomb that exploded
as their armoured vehicle passed by in southern Iraq yesterday.

But Mr HOWARD hasn't commented on the incident.

AAP RTV jb/mfh/rt/jmt

KEYWORD: IRAQ AUST HOWARD (CANBERRA)

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