Quotes of the Day
Tuesday, Jun. 20, 2006
A chapter has been finished.
- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
- Announcing his country's immediate withdrawal of its 600 ground troops from Iraq. In their first military mission to an active war zone since World War II, the Japanese troops did not fire a shot or suffer any casualties. They will continue to provide air force support in Iraq, transporting personnel and supplies for the US-led coalition
Photo: ISSEI KATO / REUTERS | Source: The New York Times