Iraq Status of Forces Agreement - before Iraq's Parliament is through with it

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:10 AM EST

Article Source: McClatchy

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The status of forces of agreement between the United States and Iraq is now called the withdrawal agreement, and that's exactly what it is: an ultimate end to the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.

If Iraq's parliament endorses the agreement, in six weeks American forces would have to change the way they operate in Iraq, and all U.S. combat troops, police trainers and military advisers would have to leave the country by Dec. 31, 2011. President-elect Barack Obama's campaign plan to leave a residual force of some 30,000 American troops in Iraq would be impossible under the pact.

Unless the agreement is amended, which would require the formal written approval of both sides, in three years there no longer would be any legal basis for U.S. armed forces or civilian contractors of the Department of Defense to remain in Iraq.

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Chuck Holden

Trying to get the word out on this, the secrecy shrouding this issue is absolutely unconstitutional. The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee yesterday heard testimony to that effect, and Sub-Committee Chair Bill Delahunt stated as much in a letter to George Bush. This is a treaty that must be ratified by the Senate. The full text and summary of subcommittee discussion is available

Absolutely disgraceful the way this has gone unreported in the media, kudos to Rachel Maddow getting it into a segment last night!

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#1 - Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:22 PM EST

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Chuck Holden

Full Text of Secret Iraq Withdrawal Agreement here>>

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#2 - Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:13 PM EST

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