Polish Leader Assails Prewar Iraq Intelligence; Complaining He Was 'Misled,' President Hints of Withdrawing His Troops Early

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - President Aleksander Kwasniewski, a key U.S. ally, said Thursday that Poland was "misled" about whether Saddam Hussein's regime had weapons of mass destruction and was considering withdrawing troops from Iraq several months early.

The remarks came as polls show about half of Poles are opposed to involvement in Iraq. As recently as November, a poll found 75 percent of Poles feared the country's role in Iraq would lead to a terrorist attack at home.

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Polish Leader Assails Prewar Iraq Intelligence; Complaining He Was 'Misled,' President Hints of Withdrawing His Troops Early

Kwasniewski's comments were the first by a Polish leader to raise doubts abo...

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