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Sunday, February 25, 2007

British PM sacrificed career for Iraq: McCain

Seattle: Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has sacrificed his career to support the Iraq war, and the Arizona senator acknowledged that he could face the same fate.

McCain, a staunch defender of President George W. Bush's new Iraq troop deployment strategy, said on Friday he worries that a cutback of British troops in southern Iraq announced by Blair this week could lead to stronger control by "Iranian-backed Shiite" forces. But he said Blair and the British deserve gratitude for their efforts.

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