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US, Iraq Discuss US Military Presence Extension in Iraq
Local Editor
In light of a White House desire to maintain thousands of its troops in Iraq beyond the 2011 deadline, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staffs Admiral Mike Mullen said that negotiations between Washington and Baghdad are taking place over a possible extension of the US military mission.
Agence France Presse (AFP) reported Mullen saying, "The negotiations are ongoing and it's hard".
Among the issues discussed between the two parties were the size of the US possible military mission, and the shortcoming of the Iraqi forces.
The US military official pointed out that with the withdrawal of his country's troops, the Iraqis will have to face clear capability gaps, further referring to aerial combat power, air defense capabilities, and the ability to exploit intelligence firms.
After the 2011 deadline was assigned to the US troops to leave Iraq, the US government repeatedly offered the Iraqi government to keep some 10,000 of its troops for at least another year, however the majority of Iraqi parliamentary petitioned such an appeal on Tuesday.
Mike Mullen's remarks came to be the first among US officials regarding the negotiations with the Iraqis on the level of the US presence extension.
In light of a White House desire to maintain thousands of its troops in Iraq beyond the 2011 deadline, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staffs Admiral Mike Mullen said that negotiations between Washington and Baghdad are taking place over a possible extension of the US military mission.
Agence France Presse (AFP) reported Mullen saying, "The negotiations are ongoing and it's hard".
Among the issues discussed between the two parties were the size of the US possible military mission, and the shortcoming of the Iraqi forces.
The US military official pointed out that with the withdrawal of his country's troops, the Iraqis will have to face clear capability gaps, further referring to aerial combat power, air defense capabilities, and the ability to exploit intelligence firms.
After the 2011 deadline was assigned to the US troops to leave Iraq, the US government repeatedly offered the Iraqi government to keep some 10,000 of its troops for at least another year, however the majority of Iraqi parliamentary petitioned such an appeal on Tuesday.
Mike Mullen's remarks came to be the first among US officials regarding the negotiations with the Iraqis on the level of the US presence extension.
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