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Even Allawi was calling for troops out

This story says:
Even Mr Allawi's party website in Arabic said that that the interim Prime
Minister wanted a staged withdrawal of the US forces.
I understand that he says something different in English.

Meanwhile the results are delayed

Still it looks like 169 (Shi'a main list) will come top followed by 130 (PUK KDP alliance).

The most ironic element is that it appears that the US's favourite candidate has actually done better in Iraq than in the US expatriate vote.



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