Former head of Australian military sees withdrawal from Iraq by 2006
Foreign troops in Iraq are motivating “terrorists” there and should be pulled out as soon as possible, preferably by the end of 2006, the recently retired head of Australia’s military said. US-led coalition troops should be removed as quickly as local forces can be trained to take their place, said Peter Cosgrove, who stepped down as head of the Australian Defence Force in June, in a television programme to be aired late Monday. Full Story