Iraq's army chief, Lieutenant General Babakir Zebari, with US counterpart Lieutenant General Michael Barbero at a news conference. Photograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/ReutersReport: Iraqi Senior Officer Wants US Troops To Stay Until 2020 -- Voice of America
A published report quotes Iraq's most senior officer as saying the United States should leave its troops in Iraq until 2020.
Britain's Daily Telegraph on Thursday quoted Lieutenant General Babakir Zebari as saying it will be another 10 years before the Iraqi army will be able to ensure the country's security. Zebari was speaking at a defense conference in Baghdad.
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