Australia Ends It's War on Iraq

[Mr.Sam]

Australia, a staunch U.S. ally and one of the first countries to commit troops to the war in Iraq five years ago, ended combat operations there Sunday.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=4972800

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[Dan2nd]

Good on them I think we should start withdrawing troops aswell

[Browney]

Ends war ON Iraq?

Anyway, good for them. Wish we were at that stage.

[Stacey.]

Wish we were at that stage.

I feel the same, but yeah, good on them! :)

[FlyingJesus]

Let's attack Australia

[PaintYourTarget]

Ends war ON Iraq?

Anyway, good for them. Wish we were at that stage.
We practically are. We've withdrawn to about 5,000 in Basra airport helping train the local police and Army. We did have 30,000+ out there.

[RedStratocas]

lol @ war ON iraq.

[Simmzay]

: )

Awesome news.

[FlyingJesus]

What's wrong with the phrase "war on Iraq"? It fits fine, same way as "war on terror" or "war on drugs" works.

[le harry]

Finally!!!!!


Let's attack Australia
just because we've got more sense then you :D

[Pyroka]

wait a minute... australia were at war?

[JackBuddy]

Tons of western countries are in Iraq, but England and America seem to be the only ones that most people know about.

[Ekalb]

wait a minute... australia were at war?

Ignorance itt

The news didn't seem to make it out that we were withdrawing all the troops, I guess we are then. Welcome home parades are planned so its all good :)

Maybe this will cause a domino effect for some of the other countries to start considering withdrawing their troops.

[Pyroka]

no its not ignorance, i hardly keep tabs on australia thats all. i never even knew they sent troops out :S i never heard anything about australia and iraq ever so im pretty like... eh?

either way, you guys are smart. shame our country is so damn persistant and like "OMG AMERICA WE GUNNA BE NICE TO U" despite the american/canadian people love us anyway. meh.

[Simmzay]

Maybe this will cause a domino effect for some of the other countries to start considering withdrawing their troops.
One can only hope.

[PaintYourTarget]

What's wrong with the phrase "war on Iraq"? It fits fine, same way as "war on terror" or "war on drugs" works.
'cause we're not fighting the Iraqi people, we're fighting the Insurgants there. So it'd be the War on Terror in Iraq.

[Herman]

i didn't even know australia was involved in the iraq war. :S i must have been living under a rock.

[FlyingJesus]

'cause we're not fighting the Iraqi people, we're fighting the Insurgants there. So it'd be the War on Terror in Iraq.

Are we not technically still in a state of war against Iraq then? If not fair enough, I just haven't paid enough attention.

Also Australia follow us wherever we go because we are their masters, ain't that right Blake?

[PaintYourTarget]

Are we not technically still in a state of war against Iraq then? If not fair enough, I just haven't paid enough attention.

Also Australia follow us wherever we go because we are their masters, ain't that right Blake?
The war ended way back on May 1st, 2003 when Bush declared we'd defeated Iraq's "conventional" army. We've just be "stabilizing" and "rebuilding" and acting as "advisors and security" since.

[FlyingJesus]

Ahhh well you know how far behind Australia are on everything (except Neighbours), maybe they only just realised.

[Virgin Mary]

The queen would send Australia's army out before ours because it makes sense like that.

[IamNiall]

The war ended way back on May 1st, 2003 when Bush declared we'd defeated Iraq's "conventional" army. We've just be "stabilizing" and "rebuilding" and acting as "advisors and security" since.

You mean "looking for the oil"

[JessicaLOL]

i dont think any countries should be out there helping Iraq out with running there country and stuff like that, they wont be grateful anyways.