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The fact that we're hanging around there still today (over 4,100 soldiers) is a testimony to President Bush's desire not to lose the fig leaf of his biggest partner in the entire endeavour. Only now, with Obama preparing to move into the White House, can the British finally leave - a reality that Maliki confirmed in October when he sealed the humiliation, tersely informing the British that "their services were no longer required".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/nov/12/iraq-afghanistan


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Iraq's government spokesman said yesterday the proposed U.S. changes to a draft security agreement were "not enough" and asked Washington to offer new amendments if it wants the pact to win parliamentary approval.

http://www.columbiatribune.com/2008/Nov/20081111News025.asp


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Maya Schenwar, Truthout: "As the Bush administration rumbles to an end, it is pushing with increasing urgency for a commitment to a long-term US presence in Iraq. Though the military aspect of this 'commitment' has garnered substantial publicity, the administration is equally invested in the economic aspect: securing US control over Iraqi oil before Bush leaves office, according to experts in the field."

http://www.truthout.org/111108A



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Iraqi national security adviser Muwaffaq al-Rubaie said on Thursday that the US had agreed to remove a clause from the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) which would allow US troops to stay in Iraq after 2011.

http://www.presstv.com/detail.aspx?id=74609&sectionid=351020201


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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=security+pact

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/11/05-2



Military Families Speak Out (MFSO): Military Families to President-Elect Obama: An Immediate End to the War in Iraq Is the Change We Need

http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2008/11/05-0



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Deputy Head of the parliamentary committee of security and defense on Monday said that Iraqi Ministry of Defense's military commanders announced that they are ready to replace Multi National Forces (MNF) throughout Iraq, in case a security pact is not agreed upon with the U.S.

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=102424


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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has said that American troops can set up bases in northern Iraq's Kurdish region only if the Shiite-led government in Baghdad gives its approval.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081103/wl_mideast_afp/iraqusmilitarykurdstalabani


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Tony Perry, The Los Angeles Times: "Marines and sailors are headed to Anbar province, but first, the pain of leaving family - again. The drill was new to some of the families attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369. But it was a familiar and heartbreaking scene for most who said goodbye yet again today to hundreds of Marines deploying to Iraq for repeat tours."

http://www.truthout.org/110308U



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Tony+Perry

With Iranian sensitivities in mind, the Iraqis also want an explicit ban on the U.S. using Iraqi territory to attack its neighbors - a demand that was reinforced by last Sunday's U.S. raid against a suspected al-Qaida hideout in Syria.

http://tinyurl.com/5j9k9v



Iraq says to show U.S. troops pact to neighbours

Iraq will send delegations to neighbouring countries to explain a pact with the United States allowing U.S. troops to remain on its territory for three years, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office said on Friday.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/UKNews1/idUKTRE49U78Z20081101?rpc=401&


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http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=security+pact
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