Georgia pulls 1,000 troops from Iraq

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"Half of Georgia’s 2,000 troops in Iraq plan to leave the country by Monday to join the fight against separatists in the breakaway province of South Ossetia, with the rest following as soon as possible, their commander said.

“First of all we need to remove 1,000 guys from here within 96 hours, after that the rest of the guys,” Colonel Bondo Maisuradze told The Times this morning.

“The US will provide us with the transportation,” he added.

Georgia had said initially that it planned to withdraw just half of its contingent in Iraq.

The US military said that all transportation options were being explored, without confirming that it would provide the aircraft.

It also said that the sudden departure of the soldiers would impact operations in the short-term. "

Georgia pulls 1,000 troops from Iraq - Times Online

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In this case the lucky ones are the 1,000 left behind, the others are just meat for the Russian grinder.