One thing the Bush administration will not have a veto over is the UK Government's plans to pull Britain's troops out of Iraq, UK ministers have made very clear.
David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, said decisions about troop withdrawals would be taken independently in the "British national interest".
This issue is highly sensitive for US-UK relations. The Bush administration, which may press on with its "surge" in Baghdad after a review next month, does not want Britain to send a conflicting signal, but Miliband stated British forces have had "very clear objectives that Iraq should be run by the Iraqis".
At least Gordon Brown appears to have the guts to stand up to Bush, unlike the departed Tony Blair.
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