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But continued violence across Iraq, coupled with growing influence by the Shiite power Iran over the government in Baghdad, prompted the Obama administration earlier this year to push to keep thousands of U.S. troops here for years to come. updated 10/22/2011
October 2011? Continued violence spread across Iraq? You said Bush left s peaceful and stable Iraq. Why did you lie about that too?
Roudy, post: 19825773
It was not "understood" in any other way than the way it was written.
Bush did not, and I repeat, did not reach an understanding or forecast (for extended presence with immunity) when he agreed to terms in December 2008 that set dates for US troops to be out of Iraq cities within six months, and entirely out by the end of 2011.
"When the Americans asked for immunity, the Iraqi side answered that it was not possible," al-Maliki told reporters in Baghdad. "The discussions over the number of trainers and the place of training stopped. Now that the issue of immunity was decided and that no immunity to be given, the withdrawal has started."
Story: Obama: All US troops out of Iraq by end of year
Nearly 40,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq, all of whom will withdraw by Dec. 31 — a deadline set in a 2008 security agreement between Baghdad and Washington.
But continued violence across Iraq, coupled with growing influence by the Shiite power Iran over the government in Baghdad, prompted the Obama administration earlier this year to push to keep thousands of U.S. troops here for years to come. The two nations negotiated for months over whether U.S. forces should stay — a politically delicate issue for Obama and al-Maliki, both of whom faced widespread opposition from their respective publics to continue a war that was never popular in either nation.
Iraq PM: Immunity issue scuttled US troop deal
There was no 2008 understanding on immunity once the Bush/Maliki SOFA expired. More lies coming from the hate Obama side. That is all that is. More damned rightwing lies.
October 2011? Continued violence spread across Iraq? You said Bush left s peaceful and stable Iraq. Why did you lie about that too?
Roudy, post: 19825773
Wrong again, it was understood that once the agreement ended a new one would be easily negotiated with much less troops still remaining. Obama's failure to do that caused Iraq to fall.
It was not "understood" in any other way than the way it was written.
Bush did not, and I repeat, did not reach an understanding or forecast (for extended presence with immunity) when he agreed to terms in December 2008 that set dates for US troops to be out of Iraq cities within six months, and entirely out by the end of 2011.
"When the Americans asked for immunity, the Iraqi side answered that it was not possible," al-Maliki told reporters in Baghdad. "The discussions over the number of trainers and the place of training stopped. Now that the issue of immunity was decided and that no immunity to be given, the withdrawal has started."
Story: Obama: All US troops out of Iraq by end of year
Nearly 40,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq, all of whom will withdraw by Dec. 31 — a deadline set in a 2008 security agreement between Baghdad and Washington.
But continued violence across Iraq, coupled with growing influence by the Shiite power Iran over the government in Baghdad, prompted the Obama administration earlier this year to push to keep thousands of U.S. troops here for years to come. The two nations negotiated for months over whether U.S. forces should stay — a politically delicate issue for Obama and al-Maliki, both of whom faced widespread opposition from their respective publics to continue a war that was never popular in either nation.
Iraq PM: Immunity issue scuttled US troop deal
There was no 2008 understanding on immunity once the Bush/Maliki SOFA expired. More lies coming from the hate Obama side. That is all that is. More damned rightwing lies.