Mark Lathem and his policy on the run for pulling Australian troops out of Iraq by Christmas. This issues peice was done a while ago and was a speech.

I chose the political storm which has erupted after Mark Latham announced "Australian troops would be pulled out of Iraq by Christmas". The Government, and John Howard in particular, are using this announcement by Latham to demonstrate that he does not have a grasp of the situation in Iraq, is weak in foreign policy and therefore not a suitable candidate for prime minister.
<Tab/>Mark Latham was recently chosen as the leader of the federal Australian Labour Party. He has enjoyed the good prays of the press for period and received widespread support from the electorate. He i…