Despite a plea from Tony Blair, the opposition in Hungary rejected a plan to extend the stay for Hungarian troops in Iraq until the end of March. Instead, they'll leave at the end of the year. It's what most Hungarians support: 68 percent of Hungarians were against the deployment of their troops and 23 percent were in favor in a poll last April.
Hungary to pull out
Published November 16, 2004 3:17PM (EST)
By Geraldine Sealey
Geraldine Sealey is senior news editor at Salon.com.
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