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BBC NEWS | Middle East | US warning on Iraq deal failure
news.bbc.co.uk - 10/21/2008
BBC NEWS | Middle East | US warning on Iraq deal failure
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned of "dramatic consequences" if Washington and Baghdad do not agree a security deal on US forces in Iraq. He said if there were no Status of Forces Agreement the US would have to "basically stop doing anything". Iraq's cabinet is demanding changes to a ...
washingtonindependent.com - 10/23/2008
McCain Completely Misrepresents U.S.-Iraq Basing Deal
— washingtonindependent.com — My colleague Matt DeLong caught Sen. John McCain’s interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and passed along a... quick discussion about the U.S.-Iraq basing deal that calls for a total withdrawal of all U.S. forces by Dec. 31, 2011. Long story… (more) McCain Completely Misrepresents U.S.-Iraq Basing Deal

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washingtonindependent.com - 10/21/2008
Basing Deal Says U.S. Could Withdraw From Iraq Before 2011; Bush No Help to McCain
— washingtonindependent.com — I just had an English translation of the U.S.-Iraq basing deal — officially the “Agreement Regarding the... Temporary Presence in Iraq and its Activities and Withdrawal from Iraq, Between the United States and the Iraqi Government” — emailed to me. It ... (more) Basing Deal Says U.S. Could Withdraw From Iraq Before ...

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juancole.com - 10/23/2008
Iraq Moves Closer to Obama-Type Plan for early US Withdrawal; Cabinet rejects Security Agreement
— juancole.com — The debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama about a timetable for withdrawal of US troops... from Iraq may have just been overtaken by events. Without a bilateral agreement on the rules governing US military actions in Iraq, US soldiers ... (more) Iraq Moves Closer to Obama-Type Plan for early US ...

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Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines:  Time is Running Out for Iraq Occupation Deal

Main and Central:  The Rhetoric On The SOFA Draft Heats Up!

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Time is Running Out for Iraq Occupation Deal
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... BBC: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned of “dramatic consequences” if Washington and Baghdad do not agree a security deal on US forces in Iraq. He said if there were no Status of Forces Agreement the US would have to “basically stop doing anything”. Iraq’s cabinet is demanding changes to a draft deal already agreed with Washington that would allow US forces to stay in Iraq until 2011. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated ...

The Rhetoric On The SOFA Draft Heats Up!
Main and Central — ... A new ad on behalf of Tom Udall, a Democrat running for the Senate in New Mexico. Now that is how you do it! Now, some of the rhetoric... Ambassador Crock O'Shit... "It is an important agreement that fully restores Iraq's sovereignty while allowing US forces to continue for a temporary time to assist Iraqi security forces," Mr Crocker, the US ambassador to Baghdad, said in a speech in the city. Defence Secretary Robert Gates... "There is great reluctance to engage further in the drafting process," ...

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