Iraq PM admits US troops may stay
Al Jazeera reports (July 24th): The Iraqi prime minister has admitted US troops could stay in the country beyond 2011. Under the US-Iraq Status of Forces agreement, which sets out a timetable for the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, American troops must exit the country by December 31, 2011. But Nuri al-Maliki sais: “If the Iraqis require further training and support we shall examine this at that time, based on the needs of Iraq."
For the full story, see:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/07/2009723181757315574.html
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