PSL claims millions are opposed to Polish army presence in Iraq

The Polish Peasants Party (PSL) has started collecting signatures for a motion to withdraw Polish soldiers from Iraq claiming that millions of Poles are against their presence in the Middle East. "Soldiers are dying, risking their lives every day, and Poland does not profit from that. Let's not get into issues that do us no good," said PSL's head Janusz Wojciechowski. Polish Family League (LPR) are supporting PSL but think that a referendum should to be conducted to allow all Poles to express their opinion on that matter. Other parties are reluctant to protest. "This is PSL's initiative connected with elections, an attempt to save the party. Using a tragedy is totally irresponsible and reveals the party's true roots," said Law and Justice's (PiS) leader Jarosław Kaczyński. The question of Polish presence in Iraq was raised after a tenth Polish soldier was killed there and six others injured. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) D.W.