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Bush faces adamant Iraqi Government demanding specific deadline for the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq
Bush Administration was negotiating with Iraqis a security accord that guarantees that Iraq does not fall into the hands of terrorists including Iran and a possible gradual withdrawal of US forces without a specific timetable. Iraqis are adamant. They want US troops to leave with a specific dead line.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday no security agreement with the United States could be reached unless it included a "specific deadline" for the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq.
"There can be no treaty or agreement except on the basis of Iraq's full sovereignty," al-Maliki told a gathering of tribal sheiks. He said such an agreement must be based on the principle that "no foreign soldier remains in Iraq after a specific deadline, not an open time frame."
White House spokesman Tony Fratto said negotiations with the Iraqis continued, but reiterated the U.S. stance depended on conditions in Iraq.
"We''re optimistic that Iraq and the U.S. can reach a mutual agreement on flexible goals for U.S. troops to continue to return on success — based on conditions on the ground — and allow Iraqi forces to provide security for a sovereign Iraq," he said in Crawford, Texas.
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