Troops’ withdrawal

Re “Britain picks its battles carefully,” Feb. 22

So Britain and Denmark are pulling their troops out of Iraq. I wonder what Washington will do now? When politicos were unhappy with France’s view of Iraq, they renamed French fries “freedom fries” in a fit of childish sullenness. What’s going to happen to English breakfast tea and the morning Danish?

KURT SIPOLSKI

Palm Desert

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President Bush, why is Britain withdrawing troops from Iraq “a good sign”? It just means the U.S. will have to take a bigger role in the disaster in Iraq. If Britain sees Iraq as a lost cause, why can’t we?

EDWARD DROSSMAN

New York