Two out of three voters say no to more UK troops

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story/0,12956,1224003,00.html

The British public is overwhelmingly opposed to the government sending up to 3,000 extra troops to Iraq, according to the results of this month's Guardian/ICM poll.

The survey shows that 66% oppose the idea, including 60% of Labour voters, a finding that will increase the pressure on Tony Blair to scale down the figures or shelve the announcement on extra troops, which is expected to be made in the next few weeks.

Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence have insisted that no decision has yet been made on sending reinforcements, despite recent indications from the prime minister's aides that more would be dispatched to help restore order. There has been speculation that an announcement might be delayed until after the June 10 local and European elections.

The ICM findings come at a time when the US public's approval of President Bush's handling of the conflict in Iraq has hit its lowest point, according to a poll posted on the Washington Post website last night.

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poodle from sending more. Since when did the will of the People have anything to do with his decisions.

I don't think so!

Expect Tony to say, "Hasta la Vista" junior.