Iraq rejects US ’status of forces’ demands
Leila Fadel; 11/6/08
Iraqi MPs say the United States is demanding 58 bases as part of a proposed “status of forces” agreement that will allow US troops to remain in the country indefinitely. Leading members of the two ruling Shiite parties said in a series of interviews that the Iraqi Government rejected this proposal, along with another US demand that would effectively hand over the power to determine if a hostile act from another country constitutes aggression against Iraq. MPs said they feared this power would drag Iraq into a war between the US and Iran. “The points that were put forth by the Americans were more abominable than the occupation,” said Sheikh Jalal al-Din al-Saghir, a leading MP from the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/world/iraq-rejects-us-status-of-forces-demands-20080610-2oj0.html
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