Last winter, Rep. Bill Delahunt decided he wanted more information from the Bush administration about long-term U.S.-Iraqi security negotiations. He was troubled by the November "declaration of principles" signed by the president and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, which intended to do away with past UN-sponsored status of forces agreements, normally renewed on a yearly basis.
Delahunt wondered: Would this pave the way for an open-ended U.S. military presence in the country? And, if so, would the administration be coming to...
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