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By P. S. Suryanarayana
SINGAPORE, FEB. 22. Australia today decided to deploy "a new task force" of about 450 military personnel in southern Iraq for "post-poll" security duties, in the context of the Dutch troop-withdrawal. Australia, a key Asia-Pacific ally of the U.S., has now 950 personnel in the "Iraq theatre" which includes the maritime zone and the adjacent "strategic" territories. The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, said in Canberra the new force would primarily provide the Japanese Self-Defence Force (SDF) units in the Al-Muthanna province with a security umbrella. It is expected to be ready in about 10 weeks, help train the Iraqi forces for "internal and external defence of their country" at this moment of "an opportunity of democracy" there. Mr. Howard said the offer to protect the Japanese troops was due to their constitutional "limitation" of not being able to use force, except for "defensive action". Canberra's decision followed the interventions by the Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, and Britain.
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