Iraq Says US Troop Deal is Close
Posted on October 7th, 2008 by mideast
Source: BBC
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7656356.stm
Summary:
A deal between the Iraqi government and US a troop to keep troops in Iraq past 2008 is close to being passed. A UN mandate requiring multi-national forces in Iraq ends at the end of 2008, but the Iraqi government does not yet feel ready to take on its country without military aid [...]
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