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To: Bilow who wrote (68191)	1/23/2003 10:17:49 PM
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To: Bilow who wrote (68191)	1/24/2003 1:17:04 AM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 281500

Australia sends first troops From Roger Maynard in Sydney January 24, 2003 timesonline.co.uk AUSTRALIA became the only other country apart from Britain to send troops to assist the United States in a possible war against Iraq. Amid tearful and occasionally angry scenes at Sydney’s naval dockyard, 350 soldiers and sailors left for the Gulf aboard the Australian transport ship Kanimbla as part of defence contingency arrangements announced by the Government last week. There were mixed feelings on the dockside as emotional friends and relatives of the departing servicemen said goodbye to them while about 150 anti-war demonstrators protested at the main entrance. The size of the deployment surprised many, prompting criticism from opposition parties and protesters who have demanded a parliamentary debate. Opposition to Canberra’s support for US military policy over Iraq has intensified over the past week, with one opinion poll suggesting that about 62 per cent of Australians were against joining the Americans in a war without UN approval. A third said they would not support a war against Iraq under any circumstances. John Howard, the Prime Minister, who spoke to the troops on board the Kanimbla, defended his decision to send them early, to give them the chance to acclimatise and prepare for any possible military operation. “You can always bring the troops home if you decide not to take action,” he said. Mr Howard, who had earlier spoken by telephone to President Bush, also revealed that he had urged the United States to give UN weapons inspectors more time.