news.yahoo.com - 8/20/2008
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BAGHDAD - Iraqi and U.S. negotiators have completed a draft security agreement that would see American troops leave Iraqi cities as soon as June 30, Iraqi and American officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday. In Washington, a senior military official said the deal is acceptable to the U.S. side, subject to formal approval by President Bush . It also requires final acceptance by Iraqi ...
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Two "pullouts"
Left I on the News —
Russia signed a ceasefire agreement with Georgia, and the U.S. throws a tantrum because they didn't pullout yesterday. George Bush declared "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq five years ago and the U.S. is still occupying Iraq. Ah, but there's news today: Iraqi and U.S. negotiators have completed a draft security agreement that would see American troops leave Iraqi cities as soon as June 30, Iraqi and American officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The way it's written, with that "as soon as" phrase, you have to read it ...
US draws down forces as Iraqis stand up security forces
The Long War Journal —
... The decision to draw down forces will be made by March 2009 so that the drawdown can be completed by July 2009. The reports of negotiations for US forces to be out of Iraqi cities by the end of June 2009 indicate the reduction to 10 brigades is currently being planned. The big change is that the mission for all US brigades will be overwatch. Tactical overwatch is on-call for support of ISF. Operational and strategic overwatch is to protect Iraq from foreign threats. ...
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