Iraqi officials stepped up pressure on the United States on Tuesday to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw American forces, a sign of the government's growing confidence as violence falls.
We may have to withdraw some troops - or bomb another wedding - and teach them a lesson.
The tough words come as the Bush administration is running out of time to reach a needed troop deal before the fall U.S. presidential election and the president's last months in office.Some type of agreement is required to keep American troops in Iraq after a U.N. mandate expires at year's end.
Al-Maliki has instructed his negotiating team to harden its position in recent days because he thinks the Bush administration is eager to sign an agreement before the November elections, giving Iraq the chance to win a better deal, said a senior Iraqi Shiite official knowledgeable about the talks.
Pretty sad when you’re a “sovereign” country and you have to make a deal to get your “liberator” to leave.
Oh wait, we don’t need to worry. George the Bush is the king of the world.
The US administration can keep troops in Iraq into next year even after expiration of the UN mandate that governs operations there and without Congress' permission, says a senior State Department official in a letter to a Democratic lawmaker.In the letter to Democratic Rep. Gary Ackerman, David Satterfield said military operations can continue "beyond the end of this year under the laws passed by Congress and the president's authority as commander in chief."
Satterfield's statement reaffirms the administration's position that it does not need international or congressional approval to conduct military operations anywhere in the world, particularly when going after terrorists.
....and hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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