Troop Withdrawal From Iraq

EDM number 1225 in 2006-07, proposed by Michael Moore on 27/03/2007.

That this House notes the passing of the fourth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq; regrets the escalation of sectarian conflict in Iraq with more than 34,000 civilian deaths reported by the United Nations in 2006 alone and believes that Iraq is fast approaching civil war; supports the report of the US Iraq Study Group, which recommended, amongst other things, regional engagement with Iran and Syria, but is dismayed that President Bush has in most respects rejected it; regrets the lack of a similar strategic review of the British role in Iraq; pays tribute to the British armed forces for their continued professionalism and bravery but notes the overstretch of UK armed forces generally; further notes that on 1st May 2007 it will be four years since the coalition forces declared the war to be over; is concerned by the results of the recent international poll in Iraq and the comments of the head of the British Army, Sir Richard Dannatt, that the presence of British forces now exacerbates the security situation in Iraq; recognises that US strategy is now diverging from UK interests; while welcoming the Prime Minister's announcement that up to 1,600 British troops will be withdrawn from Iraq in the coming months, further notes that more than 5,000 British forces will still be deployed there; and therefore calls on the Government immediately to begin work with coalition and Iraqi partners to secure a full withdrawal of all British forces by the end of October 2007.

This motion has been signed by a total of 31 MPs.