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Philippines May Withdraw Troops From Iraq
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Apr 13, 2004 10:34pm |
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| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Tuesday, April 13, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Philippines May Withdraw Troops From Iraq
The Honolulu Advertiser
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said Wednesday that mounting violence in Iraq had prompted her government to study whether to withdraw its 100 troops from the Mideast nation. "The decision on whether or not to withdraw our peacekeeping forces will depend on the security situation in Iraq in the days to come," said Arroyo, a staunch support of the war on terror. She said while the government remains committed to helping rebuild Iraq, "the safety of our peacekeeping forces in Iraq is still our utmost concern."
Left-wing groups have demanded the withdrawal of the Filipino contingent from Iraq, saying the Philippines could be targeted by Washington's enemies. Some of Arroyo's rival candidates in the May 10 presidential election have also opposed her deployment of the peacekeeping mission, citing America's failure to find weapons of mass destruction. |
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