Troops in Iraq 'for as long as necessary'.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: May 22, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: JOE MURPHY

TONY BLAIR will today say that troops must stay in Iraq for as long as they are needed to protect the new democratic government.

He will raise the prospect of British soldiers starting to come home from Iraq next year but will refuse to give a timetable.

Mr Blair is expected to fly to Washington this week to mount a strong defence of his decision to support the toppling of Saddam Hussein.

In a keynote speech on security, he will call for reform of the United Nations, saying its refusal to back the invasion with a specific resolution showed a ...

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