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| US, Iraq officially seal security deal |
| 2008-12-15 |
| Washington and Baghdad have officially signed a security agreement amid reports that the US is preparing for a longer stay in Iraq. Outgoing US president George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki signed the deal in Baghdad, AFP reported on Sunday. The agreement, which is opposed by many Iraqi political and religious leaders, would extend the presence of US troops in Iraq for three more years after their UN mandate expires on December 31. The deal, however, will be put on a national referendum in July 2009. Under the deal, US forces should leave Iraqi cities by the end of June 2009 and leave the country by the end of 2011. US commander Raymond Odierno, however, announced earlier that thousands of US troops would remain in Iraqi cities after the deadline. The statement sparked outrage among some lawmakers who say the US is paving the way for breaching the interim agreement. According to the parliamentarians, the commander's statement hints that US troops are planning to stay in Iraq for a longer period than what is envisaged in the pact. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 IIRC, US-IRAQ PACT > any and all US troops are suppos to leave Iraq NLT than June 30, 2011. IOW, Radical Islam has bwtn 2009 - June 30, 2011 to attack and destabilize large parts of Asia and Africa unto ANTI-US PRO-ISLAM/ISLAMISM[read, Nuclear States Russia, China, India, etc. enclaves]. ALthough ideally post-June 30, 2011 would appear to be the best time for ANY ISLAMIST HIDDEN IMAM-MAHDI TO MAKE HIS APPEARANCE, + MILITANTS RETURN TO REFIGHT THE BATTLE FOR IRAQ IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY OR POTENT "IN-COUNTRY" US-ALLIED MILFORS, IMO I DON'T THINK IRAN NOR "JIHAD" CAN WAIT THAT LONG [2011 and beyond] FOR IRAN TO PUT OFF EFFEC NUCLEARIZATION = STRATEGIC WEAPONIZATION, ETC. IMO for Radical Islam to choose to wait beyond Year 2010 invites greater likelihood of per se LT Defeat or Destruction of the global Islamist Movement. UNLESS, OF COURSE, US MILPOL ATTENTION IS DIVERTED ELSEWHERE E.G. NORTH KOREA, TAIWAN ISSUES, ESPEC NORTH KOREA GIVEN ITS STEADILY RISING LEVELS OF NATIONAL FAMINE [UNO = just under 50%]. * Also, WAFF/TOPIX > RUSSIA MOUNTS A LIMITED MILITARY OPERATION [South Ossetia] TO TAKE BACK PREVI VILLAGE: GEORGIA; + * WORLD MIL FORUM > IIUC CHINA: TIME IS NOW FOR CHINA, JAPAN TO FORMALLY FOREVER SETTLE DAOYU ISLANDS DISPUTE; + JAPAN IS EAST CHINA: TIME IS NOT RIGHT FOR EAST CHINA GOVT. [Japan]TO GO AGAINST EUROPE/EU AS PER US FINANCIAL CRISIS [$$$ Bailout]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-12-15 22:13 |