Announcement comes amid more bombings after carnage on Sunday.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - "At least 10 people were killed in fresh attacks in Iraq on Monday as Britain announced it will withdraw about 800 troops from the country, roughly 10 percent of its force, by May because Iraqi security forces are becoming more capable of handling security.

“Our commitment to the coalition remains certain,” Defense Secretary John Reid told the House of Commons.

"Britain had 46,000 military personnel in Iraq during combat operations in March and April 2003. That dropped to 18,000 in May 2004, and to 8,500 at the end of 2005."

Those Iraqi security forces have it nailed, don't they.

Prediction - It won't be Bush and Blair that have failed, it will be the Iraqi security forces.

I'm out on a limb!!

Arf