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Source confirms «morning» that a unified political position on a withdrawal will be announced before the end of the month
07/07/2011
White House: If we have not received a request for an extension within weeks, the troops will come out
of Baghdad - Washington - morning - AFP
with the White House said before the Iraq little time to apply for the survival of U.S. forces in the country after the end of the year the case was running out, said a parliamentary source "morning" that Baghdad would respond formally to Washington before the end of this month.
The source, who requested anonymity for the sensitivity of the situation: "We will respond on the U.S. end of the month .. the response would be national stand and united political blocs. It will not be a government or parliamentary position only."
And the entire Congress of the different blocks on the need to get out of U.S. troops and a commitment to the security agreement which will expire by the end of this year.
Deputies said in their statements, the "morning" on Saturday, to the importance that there be a political position, unified by the political blocs in this regard because the issue affects the interests of Iraq. In Washington, said Jay Carney, White House spokesman told reporters: "We are waiting ... to see Will the Iraqi government request to us. it did not happen. We are now in July. "He added that U.S. forces move forward in their preparations to leave Iraq by the atheist and the thirtieth of December and according to the bilateral security agreement, unless requested by the government in the near future survival of the troops.
Said Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff in April: that Iraq is in front of him just weeks to make the request to avoid "the paradox of physics" to move 47 thousand troops, their equipment.
He said Carney: "This is the only amounts of time for the Iraqi government to make such a demand." He continued: "If you have made a request, we will consider it, otherwise we will continue to work according to schedule." And provides the security agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington on the end of November of 2008 that it should withdraw all U.S. forces from all territories and waters and airspace of Iraq no later than December 31 of this year. and had withdrawn U.S. combat forces under the Convention of the cities, villages and towns of Iraq on 30 June 2009.
The president of security and defense committee in Parliament MP Hassan Sinead, last week, and a strong will to Iraq in the implementation of the terms of the U.S. withdrawal, according to schedules set out, saying, "I informed the U.S. ambassador and the commander of U.S. forces as there is no need for the presence of combat troops in Iraq after the end of the year ".
He said Sinead, "The Iraqi security forces have the readiness and ability to deal with the challenges of internal security», saying, "We are working very seriously to testify on the last day of the year the withdrawal of the last pieces from Iraq," calling for political blocs to unite its position on formula that preserve and independence of Iraq and the security of its borders and air space after the U.S. withdrawal. "
The senior American source said the "morning" end of the week before last, for a tentative deal to keep the limited power of the U.S. military to train Iraqi forces will be provided with weapons by Iraq.
He held the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey has recently held talks in the House on a withdrawal, where he saw the delegates "morning" in the Palais des Congrès, the American ambassador as he toured the corridors of Parliament and the headquarters of the parliamentary committees several sources said. Representative informed: The «Jeffrey urged several deputies , did not disclose their names, to vote or support the extension of U.S. troops in Iraq after the end of the year ». In the meantime, called on the leadership of the Kurdistan Alliance MP Mahmoud Othman, a political blocs and the parliament to consolidate its position and take the crucial decision of the issue of U.S. troops stay in Iraq or not before you sit down with the U.S. side.
Osman said in a statement quoted by news agency Nina: "The visit of U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden's upcoming visit to Iraq and issued a formal statement from the White House called on Iraqis resolve the issue of the survival of U.S. forces or withdrawal is required presidencies and political blocs, concerned Balasra to take decisive action and a unified position on this subject in preparation for its consideration uniform with the American side. "
"Al Sabah" last week, said Joseph Biden, U.S. Vice President will visit Baghdad soon for talks involving several files in the forefront of the U.S. withdrawal arrangements.
A member of the Commission on Security and Defense Council of Representatives Abbas al-Bayati said in a statement the "morning": that "Biden's visit to Iraq comes according to three data head, which is near the end of the U.S. military presence on Iraqi soil and inspect the troops and find out their willingness to withdraw and supplies necessary to do so, The second is to hold meetings with the government and the parties to the political process and strengthen cooperation between the two countries and convergence of views, in particular with regard to the issues that need to endeavors of this kind. "
He said al-Bayati: "It's the third for the Convention on the strategic framework, as that with the end of the year will end the security agreement will be implemented fully and move on to the implementation of the Convention Strategy, a relationship framework of long-range with the United States based on cooperation and common interests and mutual respect."
For his part, MP said the coalition of the center Khalid Abdullah al-Alwani, who demand that the survival of the U.S. occupation forces is not nationally and has other purposes designed to achieve not care about people's interest, as he put it.
He said in a press statement: "We in the coalition of the center do not want a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Iraq because he first presented the project to divide Iraq into regions which is completely unacceptable."
He called al-Alwani, "the political blocs to meet the commitments they made to the people who called and demanded the departure of the occupier by the date set by the security agreement that signed between Iraq and the occupation forces," explaining that "any block compromise on the survival of the occupation doubt Botunaitha and would like to achieve Mareb other behind it. "
In turn, saw the leader of the Islamic Supreme Council Deputy Ali inch desire that the occupation of the extension to the survival of his troops intended to use Iraq to complete the project the Middle East and the sole, called by Israel and the United States.
He said an inch: "The desire of the occupation to stay clear and unambiguous and aims to achieve the American Israeli project, a large and dangerous Middle East and the sole system they wish to apply in Iraq and other countries."
"The ball is now in the court of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and parliament, and they determine the position clearly and explicitly the problem of dangerous private, and that the services file is still bad and can not add value mobilized new to the people are pushing them to take positions of ominous."
And saw an inch, "The extension to the survival of the occupation forces betray a clear and disclaim responsibility and away from the desire of the people," stressing that there is no people in the world wants its survival under the threat Ctla for which Aidaf only for himself, at least we do not want to say it kills and destroys.
He also cheaper that the "determination and willpower and unite the people of all is to check the security and stability, not occupation," explaining that "the government has to understand the American officials that their troops' presence is desirable and must withdraw from the country as soon as not to be forced into it."
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