Iraq Officials: Security Pact Must Be Passed To Maintain Order

Raising the specters of a reborn insurgency, foreign attack and even piracy if a security agreement with the United States is not finalized, Iraq's top security officials at a news conference on Saturday urged Parliament to ratify the accord that took nine months to negotiate.

The United States has said its troops will have to pull back to bases unless the agreement, which would govern the presence of American forces, is ratified by the end of this year.

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Comments

[nomoredead]

Sure, they would like the americans to stay and do all the dangerous dirty work....and bring tons of money. There will be bombings and turmoil there for the next 50 years. We need to pull the lug now. WE CAN"T AFFORD IT.

[windypaperboy]

This is a campaign of fear that lraqis should ignore. Occupiers must get the heII out of lraq. Why H.P: participates in this campaign if fear?

[SmellyOne]

Where is the clamor to ignore this Iraqi Official and call him a "liar"? He wants the troops to stay. Haven't so many in the USA pleaded for us to "End the War"?

[gorgol]

How about the IRAQI's dipping into some of that OIL MONEY to help pay for our presence.?? HMMMM?
Soon we'll be asking them for LOANS to help pay for our wAR in Iraq....Could it be that insane??
Well, look at the insanity so far....

[SmellyOne]

We're almost there... the end is in sight.... Ten Years Total should be enough... Prayers for Peace...