Prime Minister Rules Out Iraq Exit Timetable

Gordon Brown has ruled out setting a timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, saying they still have an important job to do. The prime minister said in a letter to Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell, the military still had clear obligations to discharge. He insisted setting a timetable would undermine those efforts. Sir Menzies said Mr. Brown was ignoring the reality in Iraq and should accept that UK efforts there had failed.