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16.11.2011
The Chief of the Pentagon that Iraqi forces were ready to take over security without the presence of U.S. military chief expressed chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. forces is concerned about the future of Iraq after the completion of the withdrawal of his country's troops end of next month.
the statements of Minister of Defense Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the new received during the session hearing of the Armed Services Committee in the U.S. Senate Tuesday and answered, during which questions focused on the security of Iraq and the Gulf and terrorist threats in addition to the risks to regional stability.
In view of these answers, quoted by Reuters news agency for Dempsey told members of Congress that the United States should consider to increase its military presence in Kuwait to address what he sees as growing Iranian influence in Iraq and the Gulf region. He also believed the need to develop a system of rotation of the ground forces, Navy and U.S. Air in Kuwait on a regular basis. However, he explained that the issue has not been discussed with the Kuwaiti government after.
For his part, Panetta that the United States has about 29 thousand troops in Kuwait and about 7000 others in Bahrain and the same in Qatar and 3,000 troops in the United Arab Emirates and 258 soldiers in Saudi Arabia. With this completed the withdrawal of about 24 thousand U.S. troops currently in Iraq under a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) signed between Baghdad and Washington in 2008.
Being withdrawn from the remaining forces after the failure of the talks between the administration of President Barack Obama and the Iraqi government to an agreement allowing the presence of U.S. military is limited after the end of the year. In expressing concern about the failure of the parties to reach an agreement to keep the trained U.S. military forces to Iraq because of Baghdad's refusal to grant them immunity from prosecution, described the senior member of the Armed Services Committee in the Senate, Republican Senator John McCain called it "wrong," according to what was quoted by AFP. and blamed the agency for Panetta saying old hearing, which she said was "excited" that "Iraq ready to take over security in his hand without the presence of a senior U.S. military." He added that his country's relations with Iraq will be from now on "natural-like relations with other countries in the region, based on mutual interest and mutual respect."
Also told Congress that U.S. soldiers would remain in Iraq under the auspices of the embassy to the development of cooperation with the Iraqi army, like a large number of countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt or Turkey. However, Panetta left the door open for U.S. military presence in the future if requested by Baghdad.
In this regard, was quoted as saying, "We are ready to continue negotiations with the Iraqis, and are ready to try to meet all their needs," as he put it. The newspaper ( Washington Post ) was highlighted in the presentation of the facts of the hearing was expressed by members of the armed forces in the Senate of the shared concern that the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq to increase sectarian tensions and Iran's influence there. Reported that some lawmakers have questioned in their interventions, whether the Department made sufficient efforts to expand the role the U.S. military after the end of the year.
In this regard, quoted McCain as saying "The truth is that this administration was committed to full withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, and this is what I did to achieve. " as quoted by the newspaper to Panetta and Dempsey as saying that there is still a need for the training of Iraqi forces in the fight against terrorism, noting that the talks will continue on the future role of the United States in Iraq.
For further follow-up and analysis, conducted an interview with a researcher at the Strategic Affairs Dr. Emad Rizk, who told Radio Free Iraq first, "There is no doubt that the lack of military forces and units of armored vehicles and planes and everything is like a war must end in Iraq after the country entered in the democratic process and have proven experience of democracy that all factions and sects, which was carrying the weapon in the past made a decision to participate in the political process .... and that the military conflict that existed for the eradication of the Baath groups and the remnants of al-Qaeda has ended justifications ..............".
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16.11.2011
The Chief of the Pentagon that Iraqi forces were ready to take over security without the presence of U.S. military chief expressed chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. forces is concerned about the future of Iraq after the completion of the withdrawal of his country's troops end of next month.
the statements of Minister of Defense Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the new received during the session hearing of the Armed Services Committee in the U.S. Senate Tuesday and answered, during which questions focused on the security of Iraq and the Gulf and terrorist threats in addition to the risks to regional stability.
In view of these answers, quoted by Reuters news agency for Dempsey told members of Congress that the United States should consider to increase its military presence in Kuwait to address what he sees as growing Iranian influence in Iraq and the Gulf region. He also believed the need to develop a system of rotation of the ground forces, Navy and U.S. Air in Kuwait on a regular basis. However, he explained that the issue has not been discussed with the Kuwaiti government after.
For his part, Panetta that the United States has about 29 thousand troops in Kuwait and about 7000 others in Bahrain and the same in Qatar and 3,000 troops in the United Arab Emirates and 258 soldiers in Saudi Arabia. With this completed the withdrawal of about 24 thousand U.S. troops currently in Iraq under a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) signed between Baghdad and Washington in 2008.
Being withdrawn from the remaining forces after the failure of the talks between the administration of President Barack Obama and the Iraqi government to an agreement allowing the presence of U.S. military is limited after the end of the year. In expressing concern about the failure of the parties to reach an agreement to keep the trained U.S. military forces to Iraq because of Baghdad's refusal to grant them immunity from prosecution, described the senior member of the Armed Services Committee in the Senate, Republican Senator John McCain called it "wrong," according to what was quoted by AFP. and blamed the agency for Panetta saying old hearing, which she said was "excited" that "Iraq ready to take over security in his hand without the presence of a senior U.S. military." He added that his country's relations with Iraq will be from now on "natural-like relations with other countries in the region, based on mutual interest and mutual respect."
Also told Congress that U.S. soldiers would remain in Iraq under the auspices of the embassy to the development of cooperation with the Iraqi army, like a large number of countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt or Turkey. However, Panetta left the door open for U.S. military presence in the future if requested by Baghdad.
In this regard, was quoted as saying, "We are ready to continue negotiations with the Iraqis, and are ready to try to meet all their needs," as he put it. The newspaper ( Washington Post ) was highlighted in the presentation of the facts of the hearing was expressed by members of the armed forces in the Senate of the shared concern that the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq to increase sectarian tensions and Iran's influence there. Reported that some lawmakers have questioned in their interventions, whether the Department made sufficient efforts to expand the role the U.S. military after the end of the year.
In this regard, quoted McCain as saying "The truth is that this administration was committed to full withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, and this is what I did to achieve. " as quoted by the newspaper to Panetta and Dempsey as saying that there is still a need for the training of Iraqi forces in the fight against terrorism, noting that the talks will continue on the future role of the United States in Iraq.
For further follow-up and analysis, conducted an interview with a researcher at the Strategic Affairs Dr. Emad Rizk, who told Radio Free Iraq first, "There is no doubt that the lack of military forces and units of armored vehicles and planes and everything is like a war must end in Iraq after the country entered in the democratic process and have proven experience of democracy that all factions and sects, which was carrying the weapon in the past made a decision to participate in the political process .... and that the military conflict that existed for the eradication of the Baath groups and the remnants of al-Qaeda has ended justifications ..............".
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