The newly elected prime minister of Australia Kevin Rudd is going to pull out 550 troops from Iraq by the middle of next year.Not all Australian troops will be withdrawn , some of the troops will stay behind including those who provide security of the Australian embassy. Kevin Rudd won the elections by a landslide beating John Howard, who was Bush's last major partner in the "coalition of the willing" Al Jazeera

US House approved a war funding bill with a timeline to withdraw the troops from Iraqand less funds for the war. Only $50 billion instead of $200 billion which Bush wanted. The bill states that the primary use of the money is US forces redeployment. The vote was close 218 to 203. 15 democrats voted against it but 4 republicans for it. You might say it's a 50/50 vote and Bush can has the power to veto the bill.Bush vetoed a similar measure in May. But the Democratic leaders of the House and Senate say if the president vetoes this bill, the administration will have to divert money from elsewhere