Sir Menzies to demand Iraq pull-out

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/articles/PA_NEWA26765991127064988A0?source=PA%20Feed

British troops should be withdrawn from Iraq to allow the Iraqis to take charge of their own security, Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesman Sir Menzies Campbell is set to argue.

Despite the worsening security situation in Iraq, which he acknowledges is verging on civil war, Sir Menzies will say it is time to begin bringing the occupation of the country to an end.

In a keynote address to the Lib Dems' annual conference in Blackpool, he will pay tribute to the leading Labour opponent of the Iraq War, Robin Cook, hailing him as a "man of independent spirit" whose sudden death this summer left British political life "sadly diminished".

And he will borrow Mr Cook's famous formulation of "foreign policy with an ethical dimension" to describe the Liberal Democrat approach to global affairs.

[ladylibertee]

1. Good for him.Now perhaps Bush will follow suit. he seems to be ..

expressing some "DEMOCRATIC" behaviors lately.Perhaps he is starting to see the light.In any case, he does not really have a choice.He is still low in the polls despite his"SUCK UP& SURRENDER SPEECH".In addition to the latest polls suggest that we pull out from Iraq to pay for some of the expenses for Katrina.

[Greeby]

2. Sir Menzies Campbell's speech is scheduled for 12:25pm BST

http://www.libdems.org.uk/conference/agendalist.html?day=2005-09-19&navPage=conferenceagenda.html