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| Bush and Brown vow co-operation | Bush and Brown vow co-operation |
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| US President George W Bush and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown have pledged to forge a strategic relationship based on values shared between both nations. | US President George W Bush and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown have pledged to forge a strategic relationship based on values shared between both nations. |
| They met at Camp David, near Washington, their first meeting since Mr Brown succeeded Tony Blair as UK PM. | They met at Camp David, near Washington, their first meeting since Mr Brown succeeded Tony Blair as UK PM. |
| Talks focused on issues including Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur and world trade. | Talks focused on issues including Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur and world trade. |
| Mr Brown denounced terrorism as a crime, not a cause, while Mr Bush said the UK fully understood the importance of striving for success in Iraq. | |
| "The consequences of failure in Iraq would be a disaster for the United States, and this prime minister understands that," Mr Bush said. | |
| The UK strongly backed the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, but now plans to reduce troop numbers and scale back its operations over the coming year. | The UK strongly backed the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, but now plans to reduce troop numbers and scale back its operations over the coming year. |