Iraq says pullout will lead to violence (Iraq Foreign Minister to Japan)

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari urged Japan on Friday to keep its troops in southern Iraq, saying an early pullout of coalition forces would lead to more violence by insurgents.

Zebari said his war-torn country had made progress on improving security, but added it faced a crucial period ahead of the December 15 parliamentary election.

"The difficult part has gone in my view. We're very close to reaching a more stable form of government and of security," Zebari told a news conference following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

"Now, any premature withdrawal will send the wrong message to the terrorists, to the opposition ... that this coalition is fracturing and running, that their policies and strategies of undermining this process is winning."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051125/ts_nm/iraq_japan_dc

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. And there's no violence now?

[ananda]

2. ermmm

Iraq is already at an extremely violent level.

[patdem]

3. Ya know that corner bush* talked about? No, not that corner the other

corner, well, not that corner either, you know THE corner..well we are about to turn THAT corner, trust me! :crazy:

[wookie294]

4. Yeppers

[acmavm]

5. We pull out and they're dead men and women. Everyone considered a

collaborator will never live to see the end of 2006. The only way for them to survive would be if the could do a 'bremer" (run like a bat out of hell for a hellicopter surrounded by mercenaries with live ammo).

[Demit]

6. If we pull out there's no occupier left to collaborate with. No?