Daniel,
Britain hasn't given up on Iraq. At the end of this year, the UN mandate that allowed the U.S. and Britain to be in Iraq will end. In order to stay in Iraq, we have to negotiate with the Iraqi government. I feel that this withdraw of troops is Britain's way to ensure Iraq that they do not plan to stay for much longer.
It seems our nation finds itself on both sides of the road. In this article (similar to the one in my Implications post), it talks about how we entered Syria to kill person associating with Al-Qaeda. However, Syria believes the story to be false and therefore, a violation of international law. So in this case, we are the anti-terrorists and the terrorists (really great for our involvement with the Middle East). The longer we continue with our occupation in Iraq (as well as the War against Terrorism), the closer we are viewed as terrorists by the people in the Middle East.
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