Iraq Probably Will Miss Deadline On U.S. Troop Decision, Officials Say -- Washington PostBAGHDAD — Iraq’s political leaders appear set to miss a deadline this weekend for deciding whether to ask U.S. military forces to stay beyond December, according to Iraqi and American officials familiar with negotiations.
President Jalal Talabani has given Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top leaders until Saturday to reach an agreement on what, if any, sustained U.S. military presence Iraq might need. But Maliki and his rivals, beset by other domestic political disputes, remain divided over the matter, including how to formally ask the Obama administration for such an extension, officials said.
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My Comment: I still expect some sort of US-Iraq agreement/arrangement to keep some US troops, but with the bulk of US forces preparing to leave the focus will now shift onto the US State Department's "private army". So while the US military will leave, another military will take its place. And while it is rarely discussed, one can also imagine the infrastructure that the CIA has put into place to assist in intelligence gathering and counter-terrorism operations.
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