Iraq’s Vice President says pullout of U.S. troops will ‘improve security’

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Source: Raw Story
By Agence France-Press

The year-end pullout of US forces will improve security in Iraq, Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi claimed Sunday, days after Iraqi leaders agreed to talk with Washington over a post-2011 training mission.

Hashemi, a Sunni Muslim and one of two vice presidents whose positions are largely ceremonial, said a continued American military presence in Iraq would be "a problem, not a solution."

He added that the US could provide training expertise for new defence equipment, but that other countries offered similar technology at lower prices.

"The withdrawal of American combat forces will lead to an improvement in the security situation in Iraq by calming the concerns of neighbouring countries that felt threatened," Hashemi said in a statement released by his office.

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/14/iraqs-vice-president-says-pullout-of-u-s-troops-will-improve-security/

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[Scuba]

1. Here at home, too. n/t

[polichick]

2. Too bad the mic has its own agenda.