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Washington is seeking legal guarantees for the existence of an Iraqi military advisers
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Expressed confidence in the United States on Friday to secure legal guarantees for American military personnel who will come to Iraq next week to protect them from the possibility of prosecution in Iraqi courts. According to the agency (Reuters).
U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Thursday he would send as many as 300 military adviser to Iraq's progress in the face of a splinter group from the norm and would consider strikes against selected targets for the rebels.
The IEA said, "but Obama's decision to return the military to Iraq in non-combat roles raised the old question was the focus of his decision to withdraw the thousands of American soldiers in 2011."
Attributed the Obama administration at the time its decision to withdraw all troops from Iraq to the difficulty of reaching what is known as the "Status of Forces Agreement," which was to protect American soldiers from the risk of prosecution before domestic courts.
But with the Obama administration's quest to help Iraq to eliminate the threat of terrorist groups, said the new Admiral John Kirby, spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) on Friday that the status of forces agreement could include a long and difficult negotiations is unnecessary.
Instead of keeping thousands of troops in Iraq, the United States now plans to send Maaisal only to 300 in the context of what he described as Kirby task of "specific" and "temporary".
He told reporters at the Pentagon, "We do not need Status of Forces Agreement."
He added that officials are seeking legal guarantees in writing to these forces, but did not give the Pentagon nor the State Department details the form of these guarantees.
Kirby said that the Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel "is fully committed to making sure our troops enjoy legal protection .." Finished / agencies.
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Washington is seeking legal guarantees for the existence of an Iraqi military advisers
Baghdad / follow Baghdadi News /
Expressed confidence in the United States on Friday to secure legal guarantees for American military personnel who will come to Iraq next week to protect them from the possibility of prosecution in Iraqi courts. According to the agency (Reuters).
U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Thursday he would send as many as 300 military adviser to Iraq's progress in the face of a splinter group from the norm and would consider strikes against selected targets for the rebels.
The IEA said, "but Obama's decision to return the military to Iraq in non-combat roles raised the old question was the focus of his decision to withdraw the thousands of American soldiers in 2011."
Attributed the Obama administration at the time its decision to withdraw all troops from Iraq to the difficulty of reaching what is known as the "Status of Forces Agreement," which was to protect American soldiers from the risk of prosecution before domestic courts.
But with the Obama administration's quest to help Iraq to eliminate the threat of terrorist groups, said the new Admiral John Kirby, spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) on Friday that the status of forces agreement could include a long and difficult negotiations is unnecessary.
Instead of keeping thousands of troops in Iraq, the United States now plans to send Maaisal only to 300 in the context of what he described as Kirby task of "specific" and "temporary".
He told reporters at the Pentagon, "We do not need Status of Forces Agreement."
He added that officials are seeking legal guarantees in writing to these forces, but did not give the Pentagon nor the State Department details the form of these guarantees.
Kirby said that the Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel "is fully committed to making sure our troops enjoy legal protection .." Finished / agencies.
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