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Article: PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TONY BLAIR DELIVERS REMARKS TO BRITISH TROOPS
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- December 18, 2006
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PRIME MINISTER BLAIR DELIVERS REMARKS TO BRITISH TROOPS IN BASRA, IRAQ, AS RELEASED BY THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
DECEMBER 17, 2006
SPEAKER: PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TONY BLAIR
[*] BLAIR: Good afternoon, everyone.
Well, first of all, I would like to say thank you to all of you for the work you are doing here. I know these are long tours of duty and you are away for many months from your friends and your family, and it is particularly difficult if you are away over Christmas. And I know too it is very hard and it is very dangerous work that you do. Some of you are very young people facing situations and dangers that you probably ...