Washington and Baghdad to discuss the maintenance of a force of ten thousand soldiers in Iraq after the withdrawal of American troops late 2011, reported Friday 22 April, the U.S. daily Wall Street Journal. These negotiations are politically sensitive for both countries: the U.S. wants to end their involvement in Iraq and it worries him, protests and tensions between Shiite and Sunni communities in order to prolong the military presence U.S..
Citing U.S. officials on condition of anonymity, the newspaper said that commanders Americans advocate keeping troops beyond 2011 to ensure security and prevent Iran from expanding its regional influence. However, such a plan requires the endorsement of Barack Obama, who had objected in 2003 to U.S.
intervention in Iraq. Visiting the country, the U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates had estimated, on April 8, the ball was in the camp in Baghdad for a possible extension of the mission of the U.S. military, warning that time was running out. "My message is that we can be present in areas where [the Iraqis] still need [us]", said Mr.
Gates, adding however: "We're open to that possibility, but they'll have to ask and time is running Washington." The U.S. military in Iraq still has nearly 50,000 members, who must have left the country at the end of the year under a bilateral agreement. Since the official end of their combat mission in August, they mainly focus on tasks, tips and training Iraqi forces.
These had been dismantled after the intervention in the country in 2003 a coalition led by the United States. 
Citing U.S. officials on condition of anonymity, the newspaper said that commanders Americans advocate keeping troops beyond 2011 to ensure security and prevent Iran from expanding its regional influence. However, such a plan requires the endorsement of Barack Obama, who had objected in 2003 to U.S.
intervention in Iraq. Visiting the country, the U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates had estimated, on April 8, the ball was in the camp in Baghdad for a possible extension of the mission of the U.S. military, warning that time was running out. "My message is that we can be present in areas where [the Iraqis] still need [us]", said Mr.
Gates, adding however: "We're open to that possibility, but they'll have to ask and time is running Washington." The U.S. military in Iraq still has nearly 50,000 members, who must have left the country at the end of the year under a bilateral agreement. Since the official end of their combat mission in August, they mainly focus on tasks, tips and training Iraqi forces.
These had been dismantled after the intervention in the country in 2003 a coalition led by the United States.
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