Vote On American Withdrawal Bares Ethnic Tensions In Iraq

Vote On American Withdrawal Bares Ethnic Tensions In Iraq

BAGHDAD - As Iraq's parliament prepares to vote Wednesday on a security pact between Baghdad and Washington, a coalition of lawmakers here has been holding out.

Their biggest concern isn't the terms of the deal, which targets 2011 for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Instead, they are worried about how they'll be treated by the Shiite government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

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