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ThinkFast: October 14, 2008
Think Progress —
... on Dec. 31. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki also said Saturday that absent an agreement or UN mandate renewal, “the U.S. forces will be confined to their bases and have to withdraw from Iraq.” 21 days to go: John McCain plans to make a ...
The Mistakes We Have Made in SOFA Negotiations
democracyarsenal.org —
... The Iraqi Government wants American forces stay. This
is not at all clear. The Bush administration keeps saying that the
timeline agreement is flexible and only acts as a "time goal."
Moreover, they claim that the 2011 deadline is just for the removal of
American combat forces. But at least in public Maliki has maintained
the position that he wants all American forces out by the end of 2011
telling the London Times over the weekend: ...
