2011年6月9日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraq expected to request U.S. troops stay: Panetta (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Pentagon said on Thursday he expected Iraq to eventually ask Washington to keep U.S. troops in the country beyond an end-2011 deadline for their withdrawal.

Panetta: Iraq will ask for some US troops to stay (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 02:15 PM PDT

Defense Secretary nominee, CIA Director Leon Panetta, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2011, before the Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on his nomination.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Pentagon, predicted on Thursday that Iraq will ask the United States to keep some American forces in that country beyond year's end, the current departure date.


Iraq likely to ask US to stay past 2011: Panetta (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 11:24 AM PDT

Central Intelligence Agency Director Leon Panetta testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Panetta told lawmakers Thursday that 1,000 Al-Qaeda fighters are still operating in Iraq and said US troops may stay beyond their year's end withdrawal date if asked by Baghdad.(AFP/Getty Images/Win Mcnamee)AFP - Iraq's leaders are likely to ask US forces to remain past a December 31 deadline for withdrawal and the United States should seriously consider the request, CIA chief Leon Panetta said Thursday.


Panetta: Iraq will for some US troops to stay (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:34 AM PDT

AP - The likely next Pentagon chief says he believes Iraq will ask the U.S. to maintain a presence in that country beyond the end of this year, when American troops are currently scheduled to leave.

CIA chief expects Iraq to ask U.S. troops to stay (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:12 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Pentagon said on Thursday he expected Iraq to ask Washington "at some point" to keep some U.S. troops in the country beyond an end-2011 deadline for their withdrawal.

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