Friday, April 22, 2011

U.S. military chief: it is necessary for the leaders of Iraq to conduct serious discussions if they want to keep U.S. troops in Iraq

BAGHDAD (Iba) / follow up / … The head of the army General Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, the U.S. is essential to Iraq’s leaders to conduct serious discussions if they want to keep U.S. troops in Iraq beyond the scheduled date for their withdrawal at the end of this year.
Was quoted by Reuters news agency Mullen, who arrived in Baghdad on Thursday for the United States intends to withdraw the rest of the troops numbering about 47 thousand soldiers from Iraq by the end of 2011 and that any decision to change that is the case with Iraq, calling on Iraqis to dialogue with the government in the event of the adoption of this resolution ..
It is due to hold Mullen talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and some of the officials on the U.S. withdrawal.
Mullen’s trip to Iraq just two weeks after a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who put pressure on the Iraqi government to take a decision on its need for U.S. troops to stay to help deal with the rebels.
For their part, U.S. officials said they expect to expedite the evacuation of remaining U.S. forces in Iraq in late summer or autumn so that they can withdraw the entire force at the end of the year unless the agreement is concluded to extend the U.S. military presence in Iraq.
The United States also dismantle the military bases and the transfer of equipment and the delivery of facilities to Iraqi forces.
Gen. Lloyd Austin, who commands U.S. troops in Iraq, a press statement earlier this month that there is a critical point beyond which U.S. troops stay in Iraq or sent back as soon as costly or difficult than it should.
And seen a lot of areas of Iraq popular demonstrations demanding the implementation of a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, according to the terms of the security agreement between the two countries.
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