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[Hour by hour news & analysis... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] [Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: info <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 3:20 PM Subject: [mobilize-globally] British Cool on Using UK Troops in Iraq - Poll] ------ Forwarded Message From: Joan Storey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 10:36:33 -0500 Subject: [ttp-disc] British Cool on Using UK Troops in Iraq - Poll] > http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-britain-war-poll.html > > March 9, 2002 > British Cool on Using UK Troops in Iraq - Poll > By REUTERS > Filed at 7:20 p.m. ET > > LONDON (Reuters) - Any move to use British troops to support U.S.-lead > military action against Iraq's Saddam Hussein would meet stiff public > opposition, a poll said on Sunday. > > The survey for the Mail on Sunday found that 27 percent of Britons would > strongly oppose the use of troops in those circumstances, against only 17 > percent who strongly supported the idea. > > The poll carried out by YouGov among more than 2,000 people also found large > sections of the British public suspicious of America's international agenda. > > Asked if in general they trusted the United States to be the ``world's > policeman,'' only four percent said they trusted the U.S. a lot and 24 > percent a fair amount. One-third said they trusted Washington only a little, > while 38 percent said they trusted the U.S. not at all. > > The Observer reported on Sunday that the United States had asked Britain to > draw up plans for 25,000 troops to join a task force to overthrow Saddam > Hussein. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is expected in London on Monday for > discussions with Blair. > > The government said no such request had been made. ``No decisions have been > taken let alone any requests made,'' said a spokesman for the Prime > Minister's office when asked to comment on the report. > > ``We stand side by side with the Americans and we're in this for the long > haul,'' a Ministry of Defense spokesman said. > > On Saturday a senior government minister denied suggestions that Blair would > face resignations at all levels within his government if Britain joined the > United States in taking action against Iraq. > > ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/ySSFAA/XgSolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
