Robert Cone : the withdrawal of U.S. troops will not affect the nature of economic relations between Iraq and the United States

Friday, 30 تموز 2010 09:41 GMT


With the start of the countdown to reduce the number of U.S. troops from Iraq by the end next August in accordance with the security agreement between Baghdad and Washington , the Deputy Commanding General of U.S. forces in Iraq, said the withdrawal will not affect the obligations the U.S. to the Iraqi government that the relationship strategy between the two countries aimed to extend the Bridges of cooperation between them according to preset programs and the different facets .

The fact that He said to keep the 50 000 troops in Iraq, the end of August next will be enough to complete the exercises to the security forces and provide logistical support and guidance and advice to Iraqi forces in the time when the local police to assume its functions to protect the security of cities after the withdrawal of army troops abroad to secure Iraq's borders .

In the opinion of the U.S. military said Iraqi security forces are ready to take over the security of the country by the U.S. military in particular and all the military operations taking place right now is purely an Iraqi -led security and the performance of U.S. forces is limited to advice only.

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