World News - Baghdad does not want a U.S. troop presence in Iraq after 2011, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Friday (8 / 4).
"Yesterday, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the United States Secretary of State Robert Gates about the Iraqi government's rejection of the presence of U.S. troops or other foreign troops on Iraqi territory," said al-Dabbagh.
He said the presence of U.S. forces cause a problem in the country and the Middle East for Iraq. "The U.S. government can not impose his will on Iraq. Army they should no longer be in any country without the consent of the host," said the spokesman.
Gates on Thursday said the United States would still put the troops in Iraq after the final withdrawal date, which has been agreed, if the Iraqi government asked for an extension. "We want to put the army after 2011, but we got a lot of commitment," Gates said in a question and answer with the troops at the military compound outside Baghdad.
"So, if my friends here want us to stay, we will set up a plan about it quickly," he said.
United States completed the military operation in Iraq in the summer of 2009 and withdraw combat units. Most U.S. troops scheduled to leave the country in the summer of 2011. Less than 50,000 U.S. troops still in Iraq, down from the previous number, which had reached 170,000 troops.
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