So the Lib Dems want to pull out.
No doubt there will be charges of courtus interruptus.
The question is can Ken Clarke steal their clothes and their political ground and the Tory party at the same time.
Cigars all round if he does.
"'TROOPS SHOULD PULL OUT'
It is the second day of the Lib Dem conference in Blackpool and it is down to business for the party.
The party's foreign affairs spokesman Sir Menzies Campbell is set to call for troops to be withdrawn from Iraq.
He will tell the party faithful the move should be made to allow Iraqis to take charge of their own security.
Despite the worsening security situation in Iraq, which he acknowledges is verging on civil war, Sir Menzies will say it is time to begin bringing the occupation of the country to an end.">Sky News : Lib Dems To Call For Return Of Troops: "'TROOPS SHOULD PULL OUT'
It is the second day of the Lib Dem conference in Blackpool and it is down to business for the party.
The party's foreign affairs spokesman Sir Menzies Campbell is set to call for troops to be withdrawn from Iraq.
He will tell the party faithful the move should be made to allow Iraqis to take charge of their own security.
Despite the worsening security situation in Iraq, which he acknowledges is verging on civil war, Sir Menzies will say it is time to begin bringing the occupation of the country to an end."
