Tony Blair has announced that the UK is to withdraw 1,600 troops from Iraq. The troops will be withdrawn if Iraqi forces secure the southern part of the country. More than 130 British troops have dies since the beginning of the Iraqi invasion in 2003. Although a significant step, Britain will maintain a significant presence in the country for the foreseeable future, or "for as long as we are wanted and have a job to do." Should Britain be taking forces out of Iraq, particularly as America has just the need to send thousands of extra troops over?