General in Iraq: Deal letting U.S. troops stay may break down

In a blunt assessment, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Army Gen. Raymond Odierno, said Thursday that there is a 20 percent to 30 percent chance that the United States and Iraq won't reach a deal to allow U.S. troops to operate in Iraq past Dec. 31.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Even if there is no official mandate of any kind for US troops to stay in Iraq past the 31st of December, I wouldn't hold my breath about US troops leaving any time soon. There will most probably be be some kind of last minute "transitional agreement" which will not involve either the US congress of Iraq's parliament, enabling the troops to stay until something concrete is hammered out.

Posted on Oct 31, 2008 at 08:24
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