Iraqis Will Ask US To Stay

In what is surely a "surprise" to most of us, this mornings story indicates that the Iraqi's want us to stay there longer.

Iraq's government, seeking protection against foreign threats and internal coups, will offer the U.S. a long-term troop presence in Iraq in return for U.S. security guarantees as part of a strategic partnership, two Iraqi officials said Monday.


The proposal, described to The Associated Press by two senior Iraqi officials familiar with the issue, is one of the first indications that the United States and Iraq are beginning to explore what their relationship might look like once the U.S. significantly draws down its troop presence.

There is little doubt that no matter who enters the White House after 2008, our Troops will still be a significant presence in Iraq. Hopefully, they will not be dying in the numbers that they have been dying thus far, in this war!



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