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"BAGHDAD — 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 U.S. and Iraq are beginning to explore what their relationship might look like once the U.S. significantly draws down its troop presence.
As part of the package, the Iraqis want an end to the current U.N.-mandated multinational forces mission, and also an end to all U.N.-ordered restrictions on Iraq’s sovereignty.
Iraq has been living under some form of U.N. restriction since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the officials said."
U.S., Iraq eye deal for long-term presence - Air Force News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Air Force Times
The proposal, described to The Associated Press by two senior Iraqi officials familiar with the issue, is one of the first indications that the U.S. and Iraq are beginning to explore what their relationship might look like once the U.S. significantly draws down its troop presence.
As part of the package, the Iraqis want an end to the current U.N.-mandated multinational forces mission, and also an end to all U.N.-ordered restrictions on Iraq’s sovereignty.
Iraq has been living under some form of U.N. restriction since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the officials said."
U.S., Iraq eye deal for long-term presence - Air Force News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Air Force Times