tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post117208652383605167..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: Doing It for Harry?George Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1172092053666593762007-02-21T16:07:00.000-05:002007-02-21T16:07:00.000-05:00The US media were probably following the lead of t...The US media were probably following the lead of the BBC, which implied much the same, that an enormous pullout was now about to happen. They were probably encouraged by the government to take this view. <BR/>In fact the details released today show that the withdrawal will be rather slower than had previously been hinted. The timing of the "announcement" was probably determined by other, more domestic, issues.<BR/><BR/>http://desertonfire.blogspot.comJames Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269998587775755015noreply@blogger.com