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Iraq forces talks reach 'dead end' - 0 views

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shared by liveinfreedom . on 17 Jun 08 - Cached
  • But given that there is little consensus in Baghdad over the treaty, Iraqi leaders may simply decide to push for an extension of the UN mandate, however imperfect it may be.
  • “If the Iraqi and the American side can’t reach an agreement, then they have to think of extending the mandate for six months or a year,” said Mahmoud Othman, an independent Kurdish parliamentarian.
  • Under the UN mandate, US and British forces have had the authority to detain or strike at those deemed threats to security, and their troops are allowed legal immunity from Iraqi law for their actions. A US administration would be reluctant to give away this freedom of action and immunity lest it be accused of not giving its military the tools to protect itself, or of letting US citizens be judged by foreign courts
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  • Mr Maliki has reportedly reassured Iran that the accord would not turn Iraq into a launching pad for an attack and Washington insists that it does not want permanent bases.
  • liveinfreedom . on 17 Jun 08
     
    America and Iraq are locked into a situation that may not be resolved through negotiations between the two parties. If the parties can't agree on a new agreement prior to the U.N. resolution authorizing U.S. forces in the region then the parties MAY extend the U.N. resolution in order to maintain the "multi-national" troops in the region.
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New Iraq report: 15 of 18 benchmarks satisfactory - 0 views

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shared by liveinfreedom . on 02 Jul 08 - Cached
  • The White House sees the progress in a particularly positive light, declaring in a new assessment to Congress that Iraq's efforts on 15 of 18 benchmarks are "satisfactory"—almost twice of what it determined to be the case a year ago.
  • The Iraqi army has made satisfactory progress on the goal of fairly enforcing the law, while the nation's police force remains plagued by sectarianism, according to the administration assessment.
  • Overall, militia control has declined and Baghdad's security forces have "demonstrated its willingness and effectiveness to use these authorities to pursue extremists in all provinces, regardless of population or extremist demographics," as illustrated by recent operations, the White House concludes
  • liveinfreedom . on 02 Jul 08
     
    New Iraq report: 15 of 18 benchmarks satisfactory after all.
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