heres an about face....
ABC Online; The Australian Democrats have called for more Australian troops to be sent to Iraq to help reconstruction efforts.
Prime Minister John Howard says he does not have any plans to increase the number of soldiers deployed in Iraq.
Democrats leader Andrew Bartlett says as an invading country, Australia has an obligation to do more to assist Iraq.
But Senator Bartlett says additional troops should only be sent if they are given the job of rebuilding the country.
"I don't think more troops are likely to help if it's simply being part of what the US is doing there," he said.
"If it's more resources to help rebuild the infrastructure or if it's assistance in terms of enabling the UN to take hold of things or an Iraqi administration, then that might be a different set of circumstances."
