Imminent Bankruptcy forces Britain to withdraw troops from Iraq

It's a 50/50 question. Did policing the Iraqi oil fields improve the financial position of the 'Coalition', or was it an act of futility? Most people - and governments - will look back at the adventure in Iraq as a waste of resources. This is the case with most wars. In fact war is the most energy inefficient activity we're capable of.

What is the WMD threat today? Less or more?

clipped from news.yahoo.com BAGHDAD – Britain announced Wednesday it will withdraw all but a handful of its 4,000 soldiers from Iraq next year, ending a mission that was unpopular at home and failed to curb the rise of Iranian-backed Shiite militias in the south. The decision comes as the United States is weighing a drawdown in its nearly 150,000-strong force. President-elect Barack Obama has called for withdrawing all combat troops from Iraq by the spring of 2010, shifting responsibility to the Iraqis for the defense of the country against Sunni and Shiite extremists.